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Cuba May Link Up To Glonass SystemHavana, Cuba (RIA Novosti) Sep 17, 2010 Moscow and Havana plan to connect Cuba to the Glonass navigation satellite system, the Russian ambassador to Cuba said on Wednesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems enable users to determine their positions to within a few meters. Russia and Cuba are currently developing cooperation in the sphere of advanced technology, Mikhail Kamynin n ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 07, 2010A Russian Rokot carrier rocket will take off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on September 8 to put a Gonets-M satellite into orbit, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Pre-launch preparations are currently being completed at the space center in the Arkhangelsk region, Lt. Col. Alexander Zolotukhin said. The Gonets-M satellite will be part of Russia's large- ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 03, 2010Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket put three GLONASS satellites into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said. The Proton-M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 4:53 Moscow time (0:53 GMT). "The launch and flight of the carrier rocket, as well as the separation of the satellites, took place on schedule," Alexei Zolotukhin said. ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 03, 2010A team of Russian cosmonauts working at the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are unhappy about the absence of hot showers onboard, a Russian cosmonaut said on Thursday. The U.S. segment of the station has a shower cabin that was delivered by the Endeavor shuttle in 2008. "There are wipes and towels onboard instead of a shower. It is not so easy to do without i ... more |
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Moscow, Central Economic Region Air Defense To Receive S-400, S-500 SystemsMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 24, 2010 The Air Defense System of Moscow and the Russian Central Economic region will receive new weapons, including prestigious S-400 and S-500 air defense systems, Air Force Commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin said on Saturday. "We have Air Defense System which protects Moscow and the Central Economic region; this system operates, accomplishes tasks and, of course, undergoes changes," Zelin said. Central economic region is located in the European part of Russia; it is the country's major ind ... read more |
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