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January 23, 2011
STATION NEWS
ISS Resupply From Four Corners Of Globe
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 21, 2011
A quick succession of international space supply trucks will arrive on the International Space Station's loading docks early in 2011, dropping off more than 11 tons (10,000 kilograms) of food, computers, medical equipment and supplies, spare parts and experiment gear - not to mention the necessities of everyday human life in orbit. Demonstrating a multinational commitment to supporting life, work and research on the station at the start of its second decade, space trucks from Japan, Europe and Rus ... read more

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Kazakhstan Ratifies Space Cooperation Agreement With Russia
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed into law the ratification of a Russian-Kazakh space cooperation agreement, the government press service said on Monday. The intergovernmental a ... more
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WHALES AHOY

Oil Giant Plans New Platform Near Feeding Ground Of Critically Endangered Whale
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Russia To Launch Ocean Satellite In March
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Radiometer Finds Sources Of Fire
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Space Adventures Signs Three Seat Soyuz Deal For 2013 Manifest
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Russian Firm Builds Another Aerostat System For China
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MILPLEX

Russian Air Force To Receive Up To 100 Sukhoi Fighter Jets By 2015
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Russian Missile Maker To Build Two Plants, Expand Exports
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Russia To Launch 50 ComSats Over Next Five Years
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NUKEWARS

Russia To Develop New Heavy ICBM By 2020
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EARTH OBSERVATION

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President Medvedev Sacks Space Officials Over Satellite Loss
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Russia's Mission Control To Readjust ISS Orbit
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Indian And Russian Scientists Discuss Rocket Launch Delay
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Launch Of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed To Next Year
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LAUNCH PAD

ISRO Puts Off GSLV Launch
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Russia And India Fix T-50 Fighter Design Contract
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US And Russia Find Some Common Ground On The Koreas
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RUSSIAN SPACE

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SPACE TRAVEL

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