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China Leads In Outer Space PollutionMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 02, 2010 China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Friday. All together, the three main space powers produce 93% of space debris, according to a statement published on the agency's website. "According to estimates, 40% of space debris is produced by China. The U.S.'s share accounts for 27.5%, and Russia's [share] for 25.5%, with 7% falling on other countries ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 16, 2010Six participants in the Mars-500 simulation of a manned mission to the Red Planet demonstrated team spirit and unity during the first month of the project, a Russian scientific institute that conducts the experiment said. The Moscow Institute of Medical and Biological Problems started the 520-day experiment on June 3. The project is due to simulate almost all aspects of a journey to the Re ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2010Most of us take it for granted today that American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts live and work together in Earth orbit. They've been doing it for years, first in the Shuttle-Mir program, and now on the International Space Station. But before the two Cold War-rivals first met in orbit in 1975, such a partnership seemed unlikely. Since Sputnik bleeped into orbit in 1957, the superpowers ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 14, 2010The 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 |
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Russia To Test-Launch 10-12 ICBMs A Year Through 2020Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 13, 2010 Russia's Armed Forces will test-launch up to 12 ballistic missiles a year over the next decade, a top military official has said. "We currently carry out 10-12 ballistic missile launches a year and we will maintain this level in the foreseeable future," Lt. Gen. Alexander Burutin, first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said after a meeting of the State Duma Defense Committee. The committee advised earlier in the day the lower house of the Russian parliament to r ... read more |
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