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ISS Orbit Adjusted Prior To Soyuz Spacecraft DockingMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 07, 2010 The International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a higher orbit prior to the docking of Russia's Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft, a Mission Control spokesman said on Saturday. The ISS was moved 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) higher by the thrusters on the Russian Zvezda module. The orbit will be twice readjusted on Tuesday to receive the Soyuz spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 16. The correction will be carried out by the Progress ... read more |
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Beijing (XNA) May 24, 2010China is developing an independent satellie navigation system called Beidou. It's the third country after the US and Russia to have such a system developed on its own. At the first China Satellite Navigation Annual Academic Conference in Beijing, the chief designer says the system will cover the whole world by 2020 and he hopes Beidou will become the most competitive navigation system on e ... more  
Beijing, China (XNA) May 21, 2010Chinese space trainer Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project co-funded by Russia and Europe. Another five volunteers include space lovers from Russia, Italy and France. It will take about 500 days to travel to Mars from the day of the launch to the return landing, so the test will take about 520 days. The volunteers will be living in a simula ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) May 21, 2010The hatches between the International Space Station and its new Russian Rassvet module were opened for the first time at 5:52 a.m. CDT Thursday. Also known as Mini-Research Module 1, Rassvet is almost 20 feet long, 7.7 feet wide and weighs 11,188 pounds. Carrying almost 6,500 pounds of internal and external cargo to the station, Rassvet has eight science work stations and will be used both ... more |
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Russia Announces Participants In Mars Flight Simulation MissionMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 20, 2010 The names of the participants in a 520-day simulation of an expedition to Mars were announced on Tuesday. Six main participants plus one reserve will take part in the experiment in the Mars-500 module, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day outward trip, a 30-day stay on its surface, and a 240-day return flight. "The crew is likely to be headed by a Russian participant," the project's director, Boris Morukov, said, adding that there will be also a flight eng ... read more |
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