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Russia Eyes Bigger Slice Of Global Space MarketMoscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010 Russia wants to increase its share in the global space market by building a new space center, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation said on Friday. "More than 80% of the space market is controlled by the United States. It has unquestionable supremacy in space. Russia only has 0.5% of the market, but when the Vostochny space center is built, we would like to have at least 10% of the market. That's in the region of $30 billion, which is realistic," Vitaly Lopota said. Russia will spen ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 24, 2010The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) will be boosted by 1.7 kilometers (about a mile) on March 24, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said on Tuesday. "The maneuver will be performed with the help of eight boosters on board the Progress M-04M space freighter which is currently docked with the Zvezda module [on the ISS]," the spokesman said. "As a res ... more  
Bangalore, India (PTI) Mar 24, 2010India will join an elite club of five nations in April when a rocket carrying a satellite blasts off using an indigenous cryogenic engine, an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official said. 'So far we had been using engines from Russia,' the official attached to ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here told IANS. An indigenous cryogenic engine will power the Geosynchr ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 23, 2010The upcoming tests of Russia's troubled Bulava ballistic missile will determine whether it will be put in service with the Russian Navy or scrapped, a senior Navy commander said. The Russian Navy is planning to conduct at least four test launches of the Bulava ballistic missile at the end of June. "I believe that this summer will be decisive in terms of adopting Bulava for the servic ... more |
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Russia Wants To Build An Extra Soyuz For TouristsMoscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 22, 2010 An additional Soyuz capsule could be built especially for commercial space tourists, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation said on Thursday. "Construction of an additional Soyuz spaceship could start in the middle of the year," Vitaly Lopota said. Energia currently manufactures four single-use three-man Soyuz capsules a year, but when the number is raised to five, it could resume space tours that it has put on hold for now. Earlier in the year Russia halted space tourism to fr ... read more |
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