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January 04, 2013

Congress Approves Bill Supporting Human Space Exploration
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2013
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a Senate amendment to H.R. 6586, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) that extends a risk-sharing and liability regime to support American commercial space transportation operators against catastrophic losses suffered by the uninvolved public. As amended by the Senate, the bill extends a waiver to allow American astronauts to continue to fly aboard Russian spacecraft to access the Inte ... read more

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Rokot Launch Set for January 15 The launch of a Rokot carrier rocket, postponed indefinitely in early December over technical issues, is scheduled for January 15, Russian Space Forces spokesman Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said on Satur ... more		Investigation into Proton Launch Anomaly Continues as Root Cause is being Evaluated The Russian Commission, convened by Khrunichev, continues its investigation and is preparing a report concerning the root cause of the December 8th ILS Proton launch anomaly with the Yamal 402 satel ... more		Russia testing Alzheimer's, Parkinson's medicine Russian scientists have been testing a new medicine that is expected to protect the nervous system and hopefully become a cure for the most wide-spread nervous diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parki ... more
				First Borey Class Nuclear Sub to Join Russian Navy on Sunday Russia's first Borey class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, will be officially put into service with the Russian Navy on Sunday, the designer of the sub said. "The hois ... more		Russian Air Force Gets First Six Su-35S Fighter Jets The Sukhoi aircraft maker delivered on Friday the first six Su-35S fighter jets to the Russian Air Force, the company said. The acceptance documents were signed by Defense Ministry officials a ... more

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India Receives Second Russia-Built Stealth Missile Frigate The second of three stealth frigates that Russia builds for India at the Yantar Shipyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad arrived at the port of Mumbai, an Indian Defense Ministry source sa ... more		Russia to Launch New Light Class Carrier Rocket in 2013 The first launch of a new Russian light class carrier rocket has been scheduled for the beginning of 2013, Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Alexander Golovko said on Thursday. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Russia designs new types of intercontinental missiles Russia and China are working to modernize their strategic defence capabilities. However, they have chosen different approaches to replacing their key heavy missiles, notes Vasily Kashin, an expert a ... more
				Russia to triple state defense order by 2015 Russia will gradually increase the annual amount of the state defense order to 2.8 trillion rubles (about $92 billion) by 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday. "The stat ... more		India gets 4 Russian carrier-based fighters Russia's Mikoyan warplanes manufacturer has delivered to India the first bulk of its MiG-29K carrier-based fighters, its press office reported Saturday. The shipment was made under the contrac ... more

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Russia to build new radiolocation stations Russia has launched the construction of new radiolocation stations in Krasnoyarsk and Altay districts in Siberia, the deputy defense minister Oleg Ostapenko said. He added that new stations wo ... more		Russia upgrading booster rocket for NASA manned missions Russia was modernizing a booster which U.S. space agency NASA would use for manned flights, a Russian rocket engine manufacturer said Wednesday. "We are adjusting the RD-180 engine for manned missio ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Russia Designs New Spaceship Russian space rocket corporation Energia has completed the technical design of a new manned spacecraft whose flight tests are due to begin in 2017, Energia President Vitaly Lopota said on Wednesday. ... more
				Russian Rocket will launch Scotland's First Satellite Scotland's first satellite will be launched from a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket in March 2013. UKube-1, built by Clyde Space in Glasgow, is now completing final testing at the company's headquarters befor ... more		Sun online Russian scientists have gained access to the data of the SDO solar observatory (NASA). The SDO Data Center is created in the Lebedev Physical Institute of the RAS. After the untimely breakdown of th ... more

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China to launch manned spacecraft

China activists break security cordon around Liu Xia

China arrests 'seriously wanted' criminal

China closes liberal website after reform call

	Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020 Russia will spend 2.1 trillion rubles (about $70 billion) under a state program for the development of the national space industry in 2013-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. ... more		Investigation into Proton Launch Anomaly Continues as Root Cause is being Evaluated The Russian Commission, convened by Khrunichev, continues its investigation and is preparing a report concerning the root cause of the December 8th ILS Proton launch anomaly with the Yamal 402 satel ... more		Russia May Join ExoMars Project in Q1 2013 The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) could sign a long-anticipated agreement on Russia's participation in a Mars research project in the first quarter of 20 ... more		Energia Rejects Space Industry Engine Holding Idea Russian space rocket corporation Energia head Vitaly Lopota on Wednesday rejected as a "non-market" measure the idea of establishing an engine holding company in the domestic space industry. "This p ... more

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NASA Awards Commercial Crew Certification Contracts

Russia and Kazakhstan to run Baikonur together

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Khrunichev Completes Nauka Space Station Module

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Russia Set to Launch Telecoms Satellite for Gazprom

Putin Urges CIS Countries to Join Glonass

New Crew of ISS to Perform Two Spacewalks

Construction of new-generation radars will begin in Russia in 2013

NATO controlling Turkish missile batteries

New ship will make Russia superpower on sea

Severodvinsk submarine launches first cruise missile at ground targets

Russia scraps 70 percent of war chemicals

Russian Far East holds seismic hazards that could threaten Pacific Basin

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