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Russian Space Agency Events Unchanged As Chief's Retirement AnnouncedMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 08, 2011 Russian Federal Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov said on Wednesday the agency's scheduled events dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yury Gagarin's historic first space flight will go ahead as planned despite rumors of his imminent retirement. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed earlier on Wednesday rumors that Perminov, 65, will soon retire. State officials are not allowed to serve after this age. "As for the festive events dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yury Gaga ... read more |
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  The Benefits Of Space Exploration The dawning of the space age opened our eyes to the universe and the planet we inhabit, and the ability of humankind to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere triggered a revolution in science - on this ... more | .. |
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  Russia Delivers Two Combat Helicopters To Peru Russia has delivered two Mi-35P Hind E attack helicopters to Peru under a contract to provide the South American country with air power to combat cocaine production and terrorism. The disassem ... more | .. |
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  Russia To Continue Military Conscription For Next 10-15 Years The Russian Armed Forces will continue using a mixture of conscripts and contracted recruits for the next 10-15 years, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday. Russia is in the process of ref ... more | .. |
  Russia Plans To Spend 195 Million Dollars On Antarctic Research Up To 2013 Russia plans to allocate some 6 billion rubles ($195 million) for research in Antarctica up to 2013, the head of Russia's meteorological service said on Tuesday. The Russian government approve ... more | .. |
  Russia And US To Discuss Nuke-Powered Spaceship Project Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA will discuss the development of a nuclear-powered spaceship on April 15, agency director Anatoly Perminov said on Monday. Not only the United S ... more | .. |
 Former Cosmonaut Offers First-Hand Account Of The Death Of Yury Gagarin Russian pilot and cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov has offered the most plausible account to date of the crash of the fighter jet that killed Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, and Vladimir Seryogin, ... more |
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 Soyuz Launch Site Ready For First Flight The Soyuz site at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana is now ready for its first launch. ESA yesterday handed over the complex to Arianespace, marking a major step towards this year's inaugural flig ... more | .. |
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 Russia To Get New Spaceport The Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region is slated to become Russia's major spaceport, with nearly half of the space launches planned to be carried out from it after 2020, the Russian Space Agenc ... more |
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 Japan's HTV-2 Cargo Spaceship Undocks From ISS Japan's HTV-2 Konotori robotic cargo space ship undocked from the International Space Station at 7.45 pm Moscow time (15.45 GMT), a Russian mission control center official said on Monday. The ... more | .. |
 Russia To Launch Space Freighter To ISS On April 27 A Russian cargo spacecraft will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 27, the Federal Space Agency said on Tuesday. The Progress M-10M will lift off atop a Soyuz-U carrier ... more | .. |
  Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change Russia's boreal forest - the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions - is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as ... more |
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 Russia, Israel Agree On Cooperation In Outer Space The space agencies of Russia and Israel have signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space, the press office of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said on Sund ... more | .. |
  US Welcomes Mutually Reinforcing Missile Defense Cooperation With Russia The United States sees Russia as a full-fledged participant in the European missile defense system, Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affa ... more | .. |
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  Russian Military To Buy 36 ICBMs, 2 Missile Subs In 2011 The Russian Defense Ministry will buy 36 strategic ballistic missiles, two strategic missile submarines and 20 strategic cruise missiles this year, Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday. O ... more | .. |
 Russian Investigators Probe Roscosmos Workers For Glonass Loss The Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday it is probing workers at Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, for negligence that may have caused the loss of three Glonass-M satellites in D ... more | .. |
 Russia And US Begin Data Exchange Under New START The United States and Russia have begun exchanging information on their nuclear stockpiles under a new U.S.-Russian arms reduction treaty, a senior U.S. official said. "With entry into force o ... more | .. |
 Russia To Revamp Air Defense With S-400, Pantsir-S Systems All air defense regiments in the Russian Armed Forces will be equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf and Pantsir-S missile systems by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "We are p ... more |
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 Launch Of New ISS mission Slated For April 5 The launch of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft carrying members of a new crew to the International Space Station has been tentatively scheduled for April 5, a source at the Baikonur Space Center said on ... more | .. |
 Northern Peatlands A Misunderstood Player In Climate Change University of Alberta researchers have determined that the influence of northern peatlands on the prehistorical record of climate change has been over estimated, but the vast northern wetlands must ... more | .. |
 Paolo Nespoli's MagISStra Mission At Midway Point ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli is now half way into his six-month mission on the International Space Station. Monday's handover of command heralds the departure of three crewmembers and the arrival of ... more |
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 Houston To Name Avenue After Soviet Cosmonaut Gagarin The Russkiy Mir foundation will next week name a park avenue in the U.S. city of Houston after the first man in space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. To mark the 50th anniversary of the histor ... more | .. |
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