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Thin Arctic Ice May See Drifting Stations On Artificial PlatformsMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 03, 2010 Thinning Arctic ice may cause drifting research stations to be placed on firm ground or artificially-made platforms, the head of Russian Meteorological Centre said on Thursday. "We have to think about using some... constructions, instead of blocks of drifting ice as platforms," Alexander Frolov said. Russian and Soviet polar scientists have used drifting ice stations in the Arctic Ocean since the 1930s. A new Russian drifting polar station started work in September 2009. However the ice it w ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 26, 2010Arctic peoples and their cultural inheritance are vulnerable to rising global temperatures, the Russian president's adviser on climate change said at the Fifth Arctic Leaders' Summit in Moscow on Wednesday. "Climate change has a global character but the Arctic is one of the most vulnerable regions," said Alexander Bedritsky, who also chairs the World Meteorological Organization. "The ... more  
Moscow (XNA) Apr 23, 2010A Russian cargo spaceship undocked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and started a five-day autonomous flight, said the Mission Control Center outside Moscow. The Russian space freighter Progress M-03M loaded with refuse collected aboard the ISS undocked with the Pirs docking module at around 08:29 p.m. Moscow time (1629 GMT), said Valery Lyndin, spokesman for the Miss ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 21, 2010Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was satisfied with the tests of a Russian fifth-generation fighter jet. "Flight tests of the fifth-generation fighter are continuing successfully," Putin said. "Once again I want to thank everyone who worked on this machine, as well as those who are now putting it in the air," the premier continued. The first Russian fifth-generation figh ... more |
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India To Return To Russian Boosters After Failed Rocket LaunchNew Delhi, India (SPX) Apr 21, 2010 India will temporarily go back to using Russian-produced space equipment after its indigenous GSLV rocket failed, a spokesman for Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said on Friday. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV D3, fell into the Bay of Bengal 304 seconds after liftoff as its cryogenic engine failed to perform. The rocket tumbled, lost altitude and finally splashed down in the sea. 'Five launches are scheduled for the 2010-2011 fiscal year [which began April 1], inc ... read more |
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