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![]() Sevastopol, Ukraine (RIA Novosti) Jul 29, 2010 Three patrol boats of a new project and three submarines of 636 project will be laid up at Russian shipyards for the Black Sea Fleet before the end of 2010, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said. "They [the ships] will be included in the Black Sea Fleet," Vysotsky said. "The three submarines of the 636 project have already been laid, and they will be included in submarine forces of the Black Sea Fleet." He added that these ships and submarines will ensure a security of ships ... read more |
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Russia Needs More Flying Tankers For Its Air Force![]() The inter-theater redeployment of aircraft during Vostok-2010 was one of the key events of the strategic war games, held recently. The Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback tactical bombers used midair refueling to fly to the Russian Far East. In-flight refueling, routinely used by the world's leading powers, including the United States and NATO countries, allows for the quick build-up of air po ... more Expensive Food And Water ![]() A week ago an unmanned Russian Progress supply ship docked with the ISS. It was late, because a technical glitch occurred on the first try a couple of days earlier. These Progress modules make roughly four trips annually to the ISS and they carry supplies for the crewmembers. On this occasion the module was carrying 2,600 kg of fuel, food and water for the six astronauts currently on the I ... more Russia Eyes Chinese Spaceships As Backup For Soyuz ![]() Chinese spaceships meet all safety requirements and could fly to the International Space Station, Russian space officials said Thursday. "I think Chinese spaceships would play an important role as a backup for the Russian vessels Soyuz and Progress in case of some unforeseen situations," Anatoli Perminov head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos,told RIA Novosti news agency. After U ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (PTI) Jul 12, 2010 Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams would travel to space for the second time in June 2012, NASA has announced. Born of Gujarati parents in Euclid, Ohio, Williams, 44, holds the longest space flight of 195 days for space women. Williams would be joined by flight engineers Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on Soyuz 31 flight to the space station in June 2010. The announcement in this regard was made by - NASA and its international partners, the Ru ... read more |
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