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![]() Baikonur (SPX) Apr 01, 2010 The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft rolled out to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Wednesday morning for its launch Friday at 12:04 a.m. EDT. The Russian vehicle will carry three more Expedition 23 flight engineers, Alexander Skvortsov, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko, to dock with the International Space Station Sunday. Meanwhile aboard the station, the Expedition 23 crew prepared for the arrival of its new crew members while getting ready for the coming of the STS-131 crew aboard spa ... read more |
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Nuclear Exhibition Opens In Beijing![]() As the top industry event, the exhibition showcases the latest nuclear technology and products from around the world. China's own technology is the highlight of the exhibition. The Exhibition has four pavilions, covering nearly 10 thousand square meters. Over 200 nuclear enterprises from 15 countries and regions are participating in the event, including France, America and Russia. The boom ... more South Korean Space Foods Receive Russian Certification ![]() South Korean food products designed to be consumed in space have received certification from a Russian laboratory, the state-run Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) said Wednesday. A total of 10 types of specially manufactured food products, including traditional dishes like fried Kimchi, hot pepper paste, bulgogi or beef stew, and bibimbab, a bowl of mixed rice and vegetables, have won t ... more Russia Needs Minimum 50 Nuclear Subs For Fleet ![]() The Russian Navy ideally needs to have at least 50 nuclear-powered submarines, a high-ranking Navy officer said during a live interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station on Saturday. The Russian Navy has some 60 strategic, multi-functional and diesel-powered submarines in its fleet that are combat ready. "The number of nuclear submarines in Russia's Navy should be no less than 40-50," F ... more |
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![]() Bangalore, India (PTI) Mar 24, 2010 India 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 Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for the first time, he said. The US, France, Japan, Russia and China hav ... read more |
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