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International Partners Update Launch ManifestParis, France (ESA) Oct 04, 2010 NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on Friday agreed to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The target launch dates for the last planned space shuttle flight, STS-134 on Endeavour, will be Feb. 27 and the Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) will be Feb. 15. Roscosmos will continue to look at Soyuz launch and landing options to provide manifest robustness. The agencies agreed to the changes during discussions at the Internat ... read more |
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Gelendkhik, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 13, 2010Russia's Vega and Ukraine's Motor Sich are discussing the possible delivery of Ukrainian-made engines for Russia's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Vega CEO Vladimir Verba said on Saturday. "We lagging behind on such vehicles," Verba said. "First of all, there is a shortfall in engines." Motor Sich CEO Vyacheslav Boguslayev confirmed the companies are in talks. "We are discussing iss ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2010Russia will fully rebuild its network of weather forecasting and monitoring satellites by 2030 under a state program for the development of meteorology, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. At present, Russia has only one weather satellite, the Meteor-M type, in orbit and mostly uses meteorological data from U.S. and European weather agencies. "The work on rebuilding the na ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2010Astrium Services has signed a ten-year partnership with the Russian research and development centre ScanEx for the reception and distribution rights on the upcoming SPOT 6 and 7 satellites. This partnership, which also provides ScanEx the exclusive reception and distribution rights on the SPOT 5 satellite, is part of a long term cooperation programme between Astrium and Russian industry. S ... more |
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A Passion for Wildfire Research Takes Her Around the WorldGreenbelt MD (JPL) Sep 15, 2010 Elena Kukavskaya's love of nature began at an early age, in a very cold and faraway place. She was raised in Siberia's third largest city - Krasnoyarsk - and as a child considered herself "an urban resident." So it was nice to escape to the country. "From little up, I love nature and enjoy the beautiful colors of the autumn landscape of the national reserve near Krasnoyarsk," she says. That love evolved into a passion to learn more about the wildfires that routinely sweep Russia's vast forestland. ... read more |
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