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Russia To Test Unmanned Lander For Mars Moon MissionMoscow, Australia (RIA Novosti) Sep 10, 2010 Russian scientists are due to carry out tests of an unmanned lander that will be used in a 2011 mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will be sent to the surface of Phobos and will then fly back to Earth with soil samples. "The aim of the test is to narrow down the lander's projected impact location on the surface of the Earth," a statement by the Central Aerodynamic Institute said. "As far as the lander...does not include any signaling equipment...na ... read more |
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Chennai, India (RIA Novosti) Aug 12, 2010Ahead of the scheduled Russian-Indian naval exercises, in which the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky will take part, Tatiana Shaumyan, director of the Center for Indian Studies at the Institute of Asian Studies, discusses the state of Russian-Indian relations and the prospects for defence cooperation between the two countries. Interview by Igor Chekunov. Russia and India enjoy lo ... more  
Turayevo, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 10, 2010Russia's fifth-generation fighter must be better and cheaper than foreign 5G fighters, Vice-Premier Sergei Ivanov has said. "We are obliged to make the [fifth generation] airplane cheaper than analogous complexes abroad," Ivanov said during a meeting at the Central Institute of Aviation Motor Construction. Russia's only known fifth-generation project is Sukhoi's PAK FA and the curren ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2010Drought and the worst heat wave Russia has seen in 130 years have sparked a devastating outbreak of wildfires across the nation this summer, primarily in the country's western and central regions. According to wire service reports and Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, as of Aug. 6, 2010, some 558 fires were burning. The fires have killed at least 52 people, destroyed some 2,000 homes ... more |
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Russian Aircraft Carrier Blueprint To Be Ready By YearendMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 05, 2010 A technical design for a new-generation aircraft carrier will be ready by the end of the year, the head of the Russian Navy has said. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said several organizations were working on the warship's design, including the Severnoye and the Nevskoye design bureaus. He said it was too early to say what the new aircraft carrier will look like or what its specifications will be. "Not even with regard to its displacement. The designers have be ... read more |
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