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February 12, 2013

We have 93 years left till the next End of the World: killer asteroid to hit Earth in 2106
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Feb 12, 2013
Less than a month ago NASA announced that the Earth is in fact safe from the infamous asteroid, Apophis, which was expected to collide with our planet in 2036. It is now reported that the chances of impact are lower than one in a million. Despite that good news, it turns out that any celebrations might be a little premature. Two weeks ago Russian astronomers Andrey Oreshko and Timur Kryachko discovered yet another asteroid, with the catchy name of 2012 YQ1, which will, in all likelihood, crash int ... read more

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Scotland's first satellite set to boldly go into orbit Clyde-built nanosatellite set for Russian take-off as company reveals plan for US base Alex Salmond took a close-up view of Scotland's first satellite as the Glasgow-based team behind the miss ... more		Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy Correction Service For Agriculture Trimble has introduced a new high-accuracy correction service available to the agriculture market. The Trimble RangePoint RTX correction service is an introductory, cost-effective correction service ... more		SES and VimpelCom sign deal for additional capacity to serve Russia's Far Eastern regions SES have announced that JSC VimpelCom (TM Beeline), one of Russia's leading mobile operators, has signed a three-year capacity deal for additional capacity on SES' NSS-9 satellite to deliver high-qu ... more
				Russia Set to Orbit Six US Telecoms Satellites Russia will launch on Tuesday a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying six Globalstar-2 telecommunications satellites from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. ... more		Zenit Engine Worked Normally The first stage engine of the Zenit-2S rocket that failed shortly after Friday's launch operated in the normal regime during and after the liftoff, the press service of the Russian space agency Rosc ... more

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Floating platform unharmed after Zenit launch failure The Odissei floating platform remains operational after the failed rocket carrier launch, Russia's space industry chief Vitaly Lopota has told reporters. On Friday, the Zenit-3SL rocket carryi ... more		The fate of Baikonur: Will Russia's space gates Open? The current uncertainty surrounding space activities at Baikonur in 2013 may be eliminated on Wednesday when Kazakh prime minister, Kairat Kelimbetov, visits Russia to discuss several issues, includ ... 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's Troubled Rocket Cleared for Launch Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket will orbit a Mexican communication satellite, SatMex-8, in the first launch since the Yamal-402 satellite trouble, a spokesman for the Proton manufacturer, the Khrun ... more
				Russia to use ballistic missiles to fight off asteroid threat Russia is planning to use intercontinental ballistic missiles to deliver destroyer spacecraft to celestial bodies that pose a threat to Earth, Deputy Chief Designer of the Makeyev State Rocket ... more		Space Station Crew Uses Laser Channel to Beam Data Russian astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have transferred scientific data using a laser communication channel for the first time in international practice, the Federal Space ... more

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Remote Sensing Solution Takes Wing Aboard Ultralight Aircraft Using the Headwall Photonics Micro-Hyperspec VNIR sensor, Headwall's integration partner Alava Ingenieros (Madrid, Spain) will provide the worldwide scientific community with a completely integrated ... more		Russia Set for Year's First Baikonur Space Launch Feb. 5 In the first space launch from the Baikonur space port this year, a Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1a is to orbit six Globalstar-2 communication satellites on February 5, the Federal Space Agency Ro ... 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		Moscow Plays Down Kazakhstan Space Port Row Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attempted to play down a dispute between Russia and Kazakhstan over terms for use of the Baikonur space center on Friday, after Russian media reports the previ ... more
				Competition for hypersonic vehicles resumes The Russian Defence Ministry will start testing advanced hypersonic missiles in the coming summer. At present, Russia is conducting research in several areas of developing hypersonic technology, but ... more		We have ignition in Baikonur Conflict Only 12 Proton-M launches were approved by Kazakhstan for 2013 instead of the planned 17. The decision has put the future of Russian-Kazakh space cooperation under further threat. What does fate hav ... more

Committee to hold Hagel confirmation vote Tuesday: aide

White House warns Republicans on Hagel, Brennan votes

Walker's World: Battle won, war to be lost

N. Korea vows 'high-intensity' action, new rocket launches

Iran talks risk failure without fresh moves: US experts

Iranians feel sanctions pain but back nuclear drive: poll

Reshuffle for Tiangong

China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013

Mr Xi in Space

China needs 'full-scale' reform to fight inequality

China bans ads on gift-giving to officials: media

China province stops some labour camp terms: media

	Russia to launch fewer Proton M rockets in 2013 Russia will carry out fewer Proton M launches in 2013 than planned, a Roskosmos source said. Such a reduction is connected with a decision by Kazakhstan's authorities to cut the number of rocket la ... more		Russia ready for seeking a compromise with NATO on air defense Russia is ready to discuss the prospects of further cooperation in air defense with NATO, the head of the Russian army's General Staff General Valery Gerasimov says. On Wednesday, Mr. Gerasimov took ... more		ISS to get inflatable module The International Space Station's American segment will receive an inflatable module in 2015. NASA has awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to provide a Bigelow Expandable Activity ... more		Will Russia's gas and oil giants sacrifice their monopoly? Russia's government wants the so-called Arctic Shelf to be more thoroughly and speedily explored and exploited. The Arctic Shelf is the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, which, as scientists have proved, ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

Choosing the right people to go to Mars		Russian scientists get first ice samples from Antarctic Lake Vostok		Soyuz rockets will be taking Americans to ISS		Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015		Russia Set to Launch Three Military Satellites
Moscow still waits Astana's response on Baikonur spaceport use prospects		Russia calms fears over 'asteroid danger'		Russian astronomers discover new huge comet		Roscosmos Releases Report On Proton Launch Anomaly		Russia's new submarine: arming for peace

Simulated Mars mission reveals body's sodium rhythms

Russia develops new rocket fuel

Congress Approves Bill Supporting Human Space Exploration

Russian Air Force Gets First Six Su-35S Fighter Jets

Rokot Launch Set for January 15

First Borey Class Nuclear Sub to Join Russian Navy on Sunday

India Receives Second Russia-Built Stealth Missile Frigate

Russia testing Alzheimer's, Parkinson's medicine

Investigation into Proton Launch Anomaly Continues as Root Cause is being Evaluated

Russia to Launch New Light Class Carrier Rocket in 2013

Russia designs new types of intercontinental missiles

Russia to triple state defense order by 2015

India gets 4 Russian carrier-based fighters

Russia to build new radiolocation stations

Russia upgrading booster rocket for NASA manned missions

Russia Designs New Spaceship

Russian Rocket will launch Scotland's First Satellite

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Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020

Investigation into Proton Launch Anomaly Continues as Root Cause is being Evaluated

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