|
![]() Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 02, 2010 Russia is preparing to launch a Progress cargo spaceship on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday. The Progress M-04M freighter will lift off on a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Wednesday at 03:45 GMT and is expected to dock with the ISS on February 5. The rocket has been delivered to a launch pad at the space center, the agency said. The digitally controlled Progres ... read more |
. |
![]() ![]() |
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
. | . |
.. |
India's First Manned Space Flight In 2013![]() India would launch its first manned space flights by sending two astronauts into orbit in a Russian spaceship in 2013, according to reports. For this, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to finance the acquisition of a Soyuz spaceship and train its astronauts by a Russian commander. The Russian cosmonaut would lead the two-member crew on an independent space flight lasti ... more Russia Activates 1 Of 3 New Glonass Navigation Satellites ![]() One of three newly orbited satellites in Russia's Glonass space satellite navigation grouping has entered service, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their posit ... more Roscosmos Reserves Site For Vostochny Spaceport ![]() The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has signed a decree to reserve, for seven years, a 103,546-ha site in the Amur Province for the construction of the Vostochny spaceport. T he document stipulates that any activity associated with the sale of the land, ownership or the construction of buildings which is not related to the spaceport on the reserved site is prohibited without the ... more |
.. |
![]() Atomenergoprom Places Second Bond Series ![]() Rohrabacher Suggests Partnership With Russia On Asteroid Interception Project ![]() ![]() Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
![]() ![]() |
. |
![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2010 An international team of astronomers, including a University of Alabama researcher, have detected effects of "dark energy" within the Local Group of galaxies which contains our own Milky Way Galaxy. Astronomers use the term "dark energy" to describe the mysterious field they believe must be present in the mostly empty space of the Universe in order to cause galaxies" accelerated movement away from each other. The team, including Dr. Gene Byrd, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy ... read more |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
Previous Issues | Feb 01 | Jan 29 | Jan 28 | Jan 27 | Jan 26 |