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![]() Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 07, 2007 SpaceDaily supports private spaceflight projects for the basic reason that Government space agencies have reached a state of total intellectual stasis with NASA�s plan to redo Apollo 50 years later, China's plan to redo Soyuz/Salyut at about 1/8 the pace managed by the USSR, and Russia's plan to redo Zond with billionares in place of turtles. ... read more |
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Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk Lands On Earth![]() Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Robert Thirsk landed on the plains of Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz Capsule at 2:17 a.m. EST after completing an exceptional 188-day mission in space, of which 186 days were spent living and working onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Thirsk and his crewmates, Expedition 21 Commander European Space Agency Astronaut Frank De Winne and ... more Russia's Space Industry Output To Grow 18 Percent In 2009 ![]() Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the output of the national space industry in 2009 will increase by about 18%. Despite difficulties caused by the global financial crisis, "financing of the space industry has always been and will remain sufficient," Putin said at a meeting on the development of defense-related industries. "We expect space industry ... more Russia Prepares For December Launch Of DirecTV Satellite ![]() A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29 launch, Russia's Khrunichev center said on Friday. DirecTV satellite operator has a contract with Russian-U.S. joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the DirecTV-12 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket to expand its existing satellite grouping. ... more |
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![]() Soyuz TMA-17 Crews Take Final Tests Before Flight To ISS ![]() Kazakhstan Plays Down Baikonur Spat ![]() First Two Soyuz Launchers Arrive In French Guiana |
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Russia Could Delay Maiden Launch Of Angara Rocket![]() The maiden launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket could be postponed for at least one year due to shortage of funds from the Defense Ministry, the top Russian space official said Wednesday. The Angara rocket, currently under development by the Khrunichev center, is designed to put heavy payloads into orbit. The launch facilities were expected to be finished by 2010, and the first ... more More Indigenous Components In Second Moon Mission: ISRO ![]() Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayan Mission II, ISRO, on Monday said that there would be more indigenous components in country's second moon mission. Annadurai was in the city to participate in the 30th convocation of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the function, Annadurai said: "This time we expect more indigenous components ... more Russian Cosmonaut Feoktistov Dies At 83 ![]() Well-known spaceship designer and one of the Soviet Union's first cosmonauts, Konstantin Feoktistov, has died at 83 in Moscow, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Sunday. "We report with regret that Konstantin Feoktistov, a famous Soviet cosmonaut, died in Moscow on Saturday. Information on the funeral service, place and time of the burial will be available later," a Roscosmos ... more |
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![]() Russia Launches Cosmos-Series Military Satellite ![]() US To Continue Using Russian Spacecraft After 2010 ![]() Russia Goes All Out To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft |
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