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March 12, 2013

Russia plans giant solar power station to orbit Earth
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Mar 12, 2013
Russia is thinking of building a giant solar power station capable of collecting energy and beaming it to Earth. This idea was put forward by Central Scientific Research institute for Engineering, a subsidiary of the Russian Space Agency, Roskosmos. The concept of such a power station was formulated by Peter Glasier in the US in 1968. It is aimed at beaming energy to Earth using giant solar panels. To generate necessary power, the panels should have an area of several square kilometers. The power ... read more

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Russian satellite hit by remnants of destroyed Chinese spacecraft A small Russian spacecraft in orbit appears to have been struck by remnants of a destroyed Chinese satellite. It's just the second time in history that an active spacecraft has collided with an arti ... more		Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the US A network of seismographic stations recorded spectacular signals from the blast waves of the meteor that landed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, as the waves crossed the United States. The National S ... more		Siberian fossil revealed to be one of the oldest known domestic dogs Analysis of DNA extracted from a fossil tooth recovered in southern Siberia confirms that the tooth belonged to one of the oldest known ancestors of the modern dog, and is described in research publ ... more
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Water dimers detected in atmospheric conditions Physicists in Russia are the first to detect water dimers - bonded pairs of gaseous water molecules - in conditions similar to Earth's atmosphere. Such dimers have been predicted to have important e ... more		Russian GLONASS space satellite group again at full strength The Russian orbital navigation group GLONASS has again reached its full strength, which provides for sending its signal to any place on the earth, according to the website of the Roskosmos informati ... 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		Paintballs to deflect killer-asteroids In the wake of last month's meteorite explosion in Russia's Chelyabinsk, it has become increasingly clear that, if humanity is not to follow the dinosaurs into oblivion, it has to find a way to defl ... more
				Additional Details on the Large Fireball Event over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013 The large fireball (technically, a "superbolide") observed on the morning of February 15, 2013 in the skies near Chelyabinsk, Russia, was caused by a relatively small asteroid approximately 17 to 20 ... more		Stanford scientist closes in on a mystery that impedes space exploration New research by Stanford aeronautics and astronautics Assistant Professor Sigrid Close suggests she's on track to solve a mystery that has long bedeviled space exploration: Why do satellites fail? ... more

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'Faulty Ukrainian Parts' Blamed for Zenit Launch Failure The crash of a Russian Zenit-3SL rocket earlier this month was caused by defective components manufactured in Ukraine, Ivan Kharchenko, first deputy head of the Russian government's military-industr ... more		What Exploded over Russia? When the sun rose over Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday, Feb. 15th, many residents of nearby Chelyabinsk already knew that a space rock was coming. Later that day, an asteroid named 2012 DA14 would ... 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		Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission now has a target: asteroid Didymos. The recent Russian meteor and, on the same day, our planet's close encounter with an even larger ... more
				Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission now has a target: asteroid Didymos. The recent Russian meteor and, on the same day, our planet's close encounter with an even larger ... more		Russia to Aim for 15 percent of Global Space Market Russia plans to increase its share of the global space market from the current 10 percent to 15 percent, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Saturday. The ... more

China to unify marine bodies amid disputes

Defector's brother given top China post

China looks to Russia, Africa after transition

US 'fully capable' of defending against N. Korea threat

S. Korea-US drills start as North rejects armistice

N. Korea voids pacts with South as sanctions toughened

China's fourth space launch center to be in use in two years

China to launch new manned spacecraft

Woman expected again to join next China crew roster

Petitioners seek rights as China parliament meets

Award-winning Tibetan writer denied China passport

Anger over attack on Hong Kong journalists in China

	One-Kilo Meteorite Fragment Found Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest found so far from the meteorite strike that hit the Ural ... more		Russian Meteorite Clean-Up 'Two-Thirds Complete' Almost 10,000 windows were mended and 1,500 psychological consultations provided as part of the meteorite hail recovery effort in Russia's Urals, the country's Emergency Situations Ministry said on ... more		Giant waves of atmospheric energy driving extreme weather The world has suffered from severe regional weather extremes in recent years, such as the heat wave in the United States in 2011 or the one in Russia 2010 coinciding with the unprecedented Pakistan ... more		Vortex pinning could lead to superconducting breakthroughs A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced findings last week that may represent a breakthrough in ap ... 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

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Russia Meteor Not Linked to Asteroid Flyby		How Do We Know the Russian Meteor and 2012 DA14 Aren't Related?		Kazakhstan, Russia Compromise on New Space Port		Antarctic subglacial lake may soon reveal its secrets		Cold resistance runs in genes

ILS Concludes Yamal 402 Proton Launch Investigation

Another Sea Launch Failure

Russia to tap global LNG market

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Progress docks with ISS

Scotland's first satellite set to boldly go into orbit

Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy Correction Service For Agriculture

SES and VimpelCom sign deal for additional capacity to serve Russia's Far Eastern regions

Russia Set to Orbit Six US Telecoms Satellites

Zenit Engine Worked Normally

Floating platform unharmed after Zenit launch failure

The fate of Baikonur: Will Russia's space gates Open?

Russia's Troubled Rocket Cleared for Launch

Russia to use ballistic missiles to fight off asteroid threat

Space Station Crew Uses Laser Channel to Beam Data

Remote Sensing Solution Takes Wing Aboard Ultralight Aircraft

Russia Set for Year's First Baikonur Space Launch Feb. 5

Moscow Plays Down Kazakhstan Space Port Row

Competition for hypersonic vehicles resumes

We have ignition in Baikonur Conflict

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