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Astronauts Dock At ISSMoscow, Russia (AFP) Dec 23, 2009 A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States docked at the International Space Station Wednesday, the Russian flight control centre said. The Soyuz rocket, which blasted off early Monday, docked at 1:48 am Moscow time (2248 GMT Tuesday), an official from the centre said in a report by the Interfax news agency. It left from Russia's Baikonur ... read more |
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Moscow, China (XNA) Dec 09, 2009Russia is scheduled to launch a MIM1 experiment module to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, said the head of Russia's aerospace conglomerate on Monday. The 7.9-ton module, temporarily named "Twilight" (Sumerki), had been assembled and is awaiting shipment to the United States in mid-December, said Vitaly Lopota, president of Russia's Energia Aerospace Corporation, in Korolev ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009The test launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket, which had been scheduled for 2011, have been put back by one year due to lack of financing, space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. Engine trials were completed earlier this week. The Angara is intended mainly for launch from the Plesetsk space center to reduce Moscow's dependence on Kazakhstan's Baikonur, the main launch facility for ... more 
Moscow, India (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. The first two Soyuz carrier rockets have been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in preparation for next year's launches. "The Soyuz-U rocket will deliver a Progress space freighter into orbit, and the Soyuz-FG will be used ... more |
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Longueuil, Canada (SPX) Dec 02, 2009Canadian 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  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 01, 2009Russian 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 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2009A 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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