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Russia sets space science priorities: Astrophysics, plasma research and planetary missionsMoscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 12, 2012 On Cosmonautics Day Eve Russian scientists revealed their plans for the next years. While planetary exploration program is currently under discussion, there are other missions to be launched in near future. Magnetosphere research and astrophysics are among the most ambitious projects for the next years. Russian space science is far from death, announced Lev Zelenyi, the director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI) in Moscow. The statement was made at special pr ... read more |
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  Russia postpones Luna-Glob moon mission Russia's Luna-Glob moon mission will see its first moon landing in 2015, a year later than originally planned, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said Tuesday. "We ... more | .. |
  Russian AA, ABM systems - alternative for India India's army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh said in March that the Indian army had been rendered inefficient, slamming the defense ministry for corruption, which can help Russia get its foot in the ... more | .. |
 Russia waiting for S-500 air defense system The S-500, a new generation surface-to-air missile system, is to enter the Russian Air Defense arsenal in 2015. At present, the Russian Air Forces are outfitted with the S-400 and S-300V4 complexes, ... more | .. |
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 Russia to shift space launches to Plesetsk, Vostochny The number of space launches from Russia-based space ports Plesetsk and Vostochny must rise from 25% to 90% by 2020. This ambitious goal was laid down in the state space development project pr ... more | .. |
  Galileo satellites intensify competition on the market of navigation Two satellites of the European Galileo global navigation satellite system have successfully passed flight tests. Full satellite group will consist of 30 devices, and there are plans of its expansion ... more | .. |
  DPRK Satellite Launch Disregards UN Says Russia Russia considers Pyongyang's decision to launch a scientific rocket to place a satellite in earth orbit as disregarding UN Security Council resolutions , Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander ... more | .. |
 Russia Plans to Launch Lunar Rovers to Moon after 2020 Russia plans to send two lunar rovers to Moon after 2020 and a landing station after 2022 as the first steps to form the future manned lunar base there, the country's Academy of Sciences said in its ... more |
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Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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  Russia Plans First Tourist Spaceport The Uniparx Development company said on Thursday it was planning to build a spaceport in central Russia near the birthplace of Yury Gagarin, the first man to conquer space. The Russian spacepo ... more | .. |
  Russia and Europe give boost to Mars robotic mission Russia's participation in ExoMars program is approaching. A meeting of ESA and Roscosmos is scheduled for April, 6. The European landing mission to Mars may prove to be a salvation for the Russian ... more | .. |
  Russia Wants To Bind Satellite To Apophis Asteroid Russia plans to send a satellite with a radio beacon to near-Earth asteroid of 99942 Apophis for finding out how big is a threat of its collision with Earth, the country's Academy of Sciences said i ... more | .. |
 Mars missions race, India takes lead India aims at sending an orbiter to Mars in 2013. The race for the Red planet unwinds with NASA planning a launch for the same 2013 fiscal year and China somewhat lagging behind. Earlier this month ... more |
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  Plutonium to Pluto: Russian nuclear space travel breakthrough A ground-breaking Russian nuclear space-travel propulsion system will be ready by 2017 and will power a ship capable of long-haul interplanetary missions by 2025, giving Russia a head start in the o ... more | .. |
  Busy first days for ATV Edoardo Amaldi Just two days after a flawless docking with the ISS on 29 March, ESA's third ATV has conducted its first 'test' reboost, proving that it is fully integrated with the Station and ready to perform orb ... more | .. |
Russia to Build Nuclear Space Engine by 2017 A Russian Megawatt-class nuclear propulsion system for long-range manned spacecraft must be ready by 2017, Skolkovo Foundation's Nuclear Cluster head Denis Kovalevich said on Wednesday. "At pr ... more | .. |
  Russian Proton-M Puts Military Satellite into Orbit Russia's Space Forces launched a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite on board on Friday, spokesman Lt. Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said. "The rocket put the Cosmos-series ... more |
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Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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  Russia Awards Astrium Two Satellite Contracts Astrium has been awarded two contracts from the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) for the delivery of two telecommunication satellites Express AM4R and Express AM7. Astrium will ... more | .. |
 UNL offers new degree in space, cyber and telecommunications law Six people on board the International Space Station hopped into emergency escape pods early Saturday morning in case of a possible collision with a chunk of a wrecked Russian satellite, according to ... more | .. |
  Soviet Weather Satellite Falls in Antarctica Meteor 1-1, the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, fell in Antarctica on Tuesday after more than four decades in orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "According to ... more | .. |
 Russia to Focus on Its Orbital Cluster - Popovkin Russia will prioritize the development of its satellites over manned spaceflight, aiming to boost the country's economy, the head of the Federal Space Agency Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday. ... more |
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 Exercise has benefits, even when it's done in space Astronauts have been taking part in short spaceflight missions since 1961. They have only recently begun to spend significantly longer times in space, with missions extending for months, since the d ... more | .. |
 Rogozin Slams Russian Space Industry Spat Dmitry Rogozin, Russian deputy prime minister in charge of space and defense, strongly condemned the mutual accusations exchanged by the Russian space agency and a space industry contractor, his spo ... more | .. |
 Roscosmos takes on NASA The Russian space agency Roscosmos has submitted to the government a draft strategy for space development through 2030. The strategy lays out a plan to accomplish what the Soviet Union failed to ach ... more | .. |
 Russia May Sink Satellite Salvage Plan For Antarctic Internet Connection A modern, state of the art communications satellite stranded last August in a useless orbit will constitute a double failure if Russian officials de-orbit the spacecraft as planned, according to an ... more |
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China speeds up renewables building spree: report
French giant EDF will take 12.5 pecent stake in new UK nuclear plant
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  Russia to build mini drone Russian warplane maker Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a media report said Thursday. The $10 million deal, with Vietnam Aerospace Assoc ... more | .. |
 Russia to launch new ISS module in 2013 as scheduled Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos denied reports Friday of a delay to the launch of the new multi-purpose Nauka lab for the International Space Station (ISS). "The launch has been planne ... more | .. |
  Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique anima ... more | .. |
Russia Drafts New Space Exploration Strategy Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has submitted to the government a draft of a space exploration strategy until 2030, Kommersant business daily reported on Tuesday. The ambitious program ... more |
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  Investigation of Earth Catastrophes From the ISS: Uragan Program The Uragan program aboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station uses digital photography to study Earth's natural resources by monitoring catastrophes, both natural and human made. ... more | .. |
  Global Oil and Gas Pipelines Market Expected to Total $60.29bn in 2012 Visiongain's: The Oil and Gas Pipelines Market Analysis 2012-2022 report calculates the global oil and gas pipelines market to be worth $60.29bn in 2012. The growth in the oil and gas pipeline ... more | .. |
 US may disclose missile defence data to Russia The US has said it is willing to disclose classified information to Russia on the missile defence shield to be deployed in Europe, a move that a military analyst said could solve the impasse over th ... more | .. |
  US senators seek sanctions on Russian firm A group of 17 US senators have urged the defence department to stop doing business with a Russian state-owned arms exporting company, which they accused of supplying arms to Syria. In a letter ... more |
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