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December 04, 2012

Schriever squadrons assure safe passage in space domain
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Dec 03, 2012
Members of the 1st and 7th Space Operations Squadrons took notice when an upper stage Russian rocket disintegrated in low earth orbit Oct. 16. The break up introduced an estimated 500 pieces of debris into an area where the U.S. operates a multitude of satellites, further congesting an already crowded orbit around Earth. The event sheds light on an ever-growing issue for the space and satellite industry, one that seemed far fetched only a few years ago. "The idea that big space would someday ... read more

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Russia as WTO Member Must Resort to Sophisticated Methods November marks a symbolic date which is very important though - 100 days of Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). "We should not underestimate this event. Russia's access ... more		Russian expert warns of possibility of large-scale war in Middle East Turkey has asked NATO to deploy "Patriot" missiles on the Turkish side near the Turkish-Syrian border. In an interview with the Voice of Russia, Russian analyst Konstantin Sivkov said: "Deploying th ... more		Soyuz ready for Friday launch of Pleiades 1B at Kourou Arianespace's fourth Soyuz for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now undergoing final checkout for a November 30 evening liftoff following installation of its Pleiades 1B observation sat ... more
				NASA, Roscosmos Assign Veteran Crew to Yearlong Space Station Mission NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and their international partners have selected two veteran spacefarers for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station in 2015. This ... more		Roskosmos to design satellite for Brazil The Russian space agency Roskosmos has been in talks to create a communication and remote sensing Earth satellite for Brazil. According to Roskosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin, Russia has signed ... more

S.Korean Rocket Set to Lift Off Thursday South Korea's KSLV-1 carrier rocket will be launched on Thursday, Russia's Khrunichev Space Center said on Tuesday. The Khrunichev Center built the first stage for the rocket under a 2004 agre ... more		New arms trade treaty: playing with fire The conflict in Syria and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have quite a few features in common. One of them, which is also typical for other similar conflicts, is that the opposition in Syria and Pa ... more		China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government Planet expands defense partnerships with key AI surveillance contracts		India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia India plans to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia until 2012. The total number of the Su-30 fighter jets in the Indian air forces will reach 270, one of the chiefs of the Rosoboronexport ... more
				Ukraine Presses Russia on Joint Space Launch Program The implementation of a Russian-Ukrainian space launch program now depends on the Russian Defense Ministry, the head of the Ukrainian State Space Agency said on Friday. Yuriy Alekseyev said Uk ... more		Russian Briz-M puts US satellite into orbit A Russian Briz-M upper stage has successfully put a US Ecostar-16 communication satellite into orbit. According to Roscosmos, this happened at 7:43 Moscow time this morning. A Proton-M carrie ... more

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Europe to invest 12 bln euros in a new space Odyssey Member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada met in Naples, Italy, to determine the space agenda and the budget for the next five years. The discussed projects include ExoMars rover, ... more		South Korea's rocket launch likely to take place Nov. 29 South Korea's third attempt to launch a space rocket is expected to take place on Nov. 29 after it has been postponed due to a last-minute technical glitch, the government said Monday. After h ... more		Consortium plans global shift toward net negative carbon economy Six satellites launched for ICEYE as constellation expansion gains momentum WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study		Roscosmos Requests Glonass Project Contractor Head's Dismissal Russia's Federal Space Agency has initiated the dismissal of Yuri Urlichich, who headed a Glonass project contractor, the space agency's head Vladimir Popovkin said on Monday. Urlichich lost his pos ... more
				Boeing Statement Supporting House Vote on Russia PNTR Boeing has issued the following statement following House approval of legislation establishing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia. "Boeing congratulates members of the House f ... more		Russia Launches Dual-Purpose Telecoms Satellite Russia's Space Forces launched on Wednesday a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a dual-purpose Meridian-series telecoms satellite on board, spokesman Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said. The Soyuz blasted off ... more

Indian navy chief says Chinese build-up a 'major concern'

US 'welcomes' China participation in naval drills

China gives police more sea rights: state media

IAEA head 'confident' no sensitive information hacked

US steps up spying on Iran's nuclear reactor: report

Iranian defiance at IAEA sparks Western 'pessimism'

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China plans manned space launch in 2013: state media

China to launch manned spacecraft

British ministers 'banned from meeting Dalai Lama'

China dissident brands nephew's conviction 'revenge'

China unearths ancient palace ruins: state media

	Russian Civil Satellite Links Lost After Cable Cut A severed communications cable in the Moscow region on Wednesday has rendered Russian specialists unable to control most of the country's civilian satellites, a source in the space industry said. ... more		Foreign experts praise Customs Union Experts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have called the Customs Union of 3 former Soviet states "a successful example of economical integration". The Customs Union is an all ... more		Bulgaria and Europe depend on Russian energy exports The signing of the investment agreement on the South Stream gas pipeline, set for November 9, has been put off till next week following the death of Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church. ... more		Internet, clean and bio-technology of significant importance for Russia The Moscow Innovations Forum took place in Russia's capital last week. The key theme of the event was to promote innovative technology, economic development and start-up financing in the country. Hi ... more

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Russia's space forces launch missile shield rocket

Russian chemists land on the island of stability

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Russia to spend over 100 billion RUB on nuclear weapons

Record space junk cloud could threaten ISS: report

New ISS Crew Confirmed

Russia may build rocket to destroy Earth-threatening asteroids

ISS Orbit to be Adjusted for Next Spacecraft

Earth Observation Commercial Data Market Remains Strong Despite Slowdown in 2011

Soyuz orbits two Galileo satellites for Arianespace

Russia to launch lunar mission in 2015

Russia prepares a response to US missile defence plans

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