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![]() Hong Kong, China (SPX) Oct 14, 2010 Asia Broadcast Satellite will contract Space Systems/Loral to manufacture the ABS-2 spacecraft which is scheduled for launch in 2013. ABS-2 will be one of the most powerful commercial satellites launched for service in the Eastern Hemisphere. The satellite will have over 12 kW of payload power and up to a total of 87 active C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band transponders across 10 different beams bringing increased capacity and transmission power to the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and CIS/Russia. ... read more |
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Wildfires: A Symptom Of Climate Change![]() This summer, wildfires swept across some 22 regions of Russia, blanketing the country with dense smoke and in some cases destroying entire villages. In the foothills of Boulder, Colo., this month, wildfires exacted a similar toll on a smaller scale. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of wildfires large and small are underway at any given time across the globe. Beyond the obvious ... more International Partners Discuss ISS Extension And Use ![]() The International Space Station partner agencies met Tuesday, Sept. 21, by videoconference to discuss continuation of space station operations into the next decade and its use as a research laboratory. The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) meeting included senior representatives from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Federal Space Agenc ... more Soyuz TMA-18 Spaceship To Return To Earth Friday ![]() The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spaceship with three crew members on board will depart early on Friday from the International Space Station, a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said. The three crew members are Russian cosmonauts Aleksander Skvortsov and Mikhail Korniyenko and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson. The Soyuz spaceship is expected to undock from the ISS at 05:34 am Moscow ... more |
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![]() Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 21, 2010 Recent developments in the Arctic, such as the discovery of new oil deposits off Greenland and border delimitation expeditions in the Arctic by various nations, suggest it is time to begin a serious dialogue on the region. Russia intends to do just this with the forum The Artic - Territory of Dialogue. The forum has been organized by the Russian Geographical Society in association with the RIA Novosti news agency. Proof that Russia takes Arctic issues seriously can be found in the fact that ... read more |
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