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Mars Astronauts Could Risk DNA DamageMoscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 24, 2012 Future astronauts working on the Red Planet's surface risk general changes in health at the DNA level because of increased radiation exposure, a prominent Russian academic said on Monday. "According to our estimates, researchers on the surface of Mars can expect a number of adverse factors, such as cardiac arrhythmia, reduced stability and performance, sensory impairments, as well as more long-term consequences in the form of changes at the DNA level, and demineralization of bone tissue," Anatoly ... read more |
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  Russia to Increase Number of Space Service Centers to 25 The overall number of Russian centers providing services based on data received via Glonass satellites will reach 25, Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov said on Tuesday. "Ten space service ... more | .. |
 People to Land on Mars in Next 40 Years The world may see a manned spaceflight to Mars in the first half of this century, a prominent Russian academic said on Monday. "I think [a manned trip to Mars] will take place in the first hal ... more | .. |
  Russia to Test Fly First Combat Drone in 2014 Russia will test fly its first domestically-produced strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2014, First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Sukhorukov said on Friday. In February, Army General ... more | .. |
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  An ABM "Umbrella" with tripple lining Head of the U.S. Missile Defence Agency General Patrick O'Reilly says that the USA does not plan to change the schedule for the deployment of the ABM elements in Europe because of Russia's stand, ad ... more | .. |
 Russia's new air defense systems: Pantsir to shield S-400 Among the most important tasks faced by modern troops is protecting their air defense systems. The Russian defense ministry has struck a number of deals with the weapons manufacturing giant Almaz-An ... more | .. |
  Russian Cargo Craft Launches to Station The unpiloted ISS Progress 47 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:50 a.m. EDT Friday, beginning a two-day journey to the International Space Station. Less than ten m ... more | .. |
  Winners of 19th Annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race Announced America's space agency has crowned its vehicular engineering victors at the close of the 19th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. The team from P ... more |
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  Russian Ministry Backs Space Observatory Entry Proposal Russia's Education Ministry supports a proposal by Russian astronomers for the country to join the European Southern Observatory but an astronomy development program is required, Igor Protsenko, dir ... more | .. |
  Russia to Test Second Glonass-K Satellite in 2013 Russia plans to begin testing its second Glonass-K navigation satellite in 2013, Grigory Stupak, the deputy head of the Russian Space Systems company producing navigation and other equipment for the ... more | .. |
 Russia seeks space independence Russia is preparing for the next stage of space exploration, and for the implementation of an ambitious programme to build a number of new generation space ships, as well as to upgrade the country's ... more | .. |
 Russian Space Agency eyes Moon explorations Luna-Glob, a Moon-exploration program, will be a priority for the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for the next 10 years, academician Lev Zeleny, director of the Space Research Institute of ... more |
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 Preparing the "kick" for MetOp-B's Soyuz launch by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace The Fregat M upper stage for Starsem's Soyuz launch of the MetOp-B weather satellite is undergoing its checkout in preparation for a May 23 liftoff from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Arian ... more | .. |
New Vostochny spaceport to launch manned flights by 2018 Last week, Dmitry Rogozin vowed a new spaceport, Vostochny, will be built in the Russian Far East by 2015, with first manned flights to kick off just three years later. However the project is alread ... more | .. |
  Manned space missions: from the ISS to outer space 21st century runs into its second decade, but man's space endeavours are still largely limited to the near-Earth orbit. Space agencies in USA, Russia, Europe and China debate the future of manned sp ... more | .. |
  Russia to liberalize natural resources sector Russia's oil and gas sector awaits a new development stage, say experts who asses the initiatives adopted by the government to develop the continental shelf. For one, they offer unprecedented privil ... more |
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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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  Peaceful atom for distant space missions According to Russia's Nuclear Agency (Rosatom) the nuclear power and propulsion installation of the megawatt-class is to be built by 2017. The assembly will start already next year, first units of t ... more | .. |
 Russia to Go Back to the Moon Before Reaching for Mars Recent setbacks have not stopped the Russian space effort but have drastically modified its plans. "Less fuss and more business" is now the philosophy. While not dropping its ambitions for Mars rese ... more | .. |
  Gilat's network provided secure and reliable high speed connectivity to over 1,600 of the voting centers Gilat Satellite Networks has announced completion of a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia's national presidential elections held March 4, 2012. Gilat was select ... more | .. |
  Russian air forces hit airlifter deadend Under the 2011-2020 State Armament Program, the Russian air forces are to procure some 600 planes, including over a hundred of military airlifters and their purpose-oriented variants. However, ... more |
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Putin Calls for Space Launch Development Strategy Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a national strategy was needed for the development of the country's space launch centers. "I believe we need to develop a long-term national de ... more | .. |
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 | .. |
 Russia sets space science priorities: Astrophysics, plasma research and planetary missions 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 ... 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 |
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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 |
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