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Soviets Used US Lunar Photos To Plan Own Moon MissionMoscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 13, 2010 The Soviet Union used U.S. photos of the Moon obtained by the secret service to plan its own lunar mission, a Russian space scientist told RIA Novosti on Monday. The race between the two superpowers to reach the surface of the Moon first was in full swing when Alexander Bazilevsky began work at the Lunar geology department of the Soviet space studies institute in Moscow. "We had to study photos of the surface of the Moon in detail...to define and select spots for the landing of a Soviet mann ... read more |
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Sofia, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 30, 2010Building a missile defense shield to cover all European countries, including Russia, would help restore confidence in NATO, the Bulgarian foreign minister said on Saturday. Nikolay Mladenov said that would show the people that "the Alliance is really taking care of their security rather than just engage in operations at the other end of the world." Speaking earlier in the day at a NATO con ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010Investigators have said the crew of the Tu-204 plane that made a belly landing in the woods on its approach to a Moscow airport earlier this week used a pocket GPS instead of the primary air navigation system, a leading Russian business daily said on Thursday. The plane, with only eight crew members onboard, made an emergency landing near Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Monday, while return ... more  
Gorki, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 25, 2010Russia could unite the Urals and Siberian time zones as part of a project to slash the time difference across the country's vast territory, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. Russia currently has 11 time zones, spanning a vast territory from the western exclave of Kaliningrad (-1 Moscow time) to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Far East (+9 Moscow time). "This proposal was a ... more |
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Russia Will Only Buy Fully-Equipped Mistral From FranceMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 29, 2010 The chief of the Russian General Staff said Thursday that Russia would only buy a fully-equipped Mistral-class amphibious assault ship from France. Russia is negotiating the purchase of a Mistral-class ship from France, worth 400-500 million euros (around $540-$675 million). Russia could also use French technology later to build another three such vessels in Russia in partnership with the French naval shipbuilder DCNS. "Russia's leadership and Defense Ministry have a clear position on the is ... read more |
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