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April 23, 2013

What makes a good astronaut?
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 22, 2013
A pilot, a doctor, a programmer... who has more chances to become an astronaut? Who chooses this 'unearthly' profession and remains faithful to it all his life? Voice of Russia correspondent Darya Manina spoke to future cosmonauts. In Soviet times the requirements for future cosmonauts were the following: height - not more than 170cm, age - under 30, test pilot by training. Of course, there were many other criteria related to physical and mental health. But it was evident that to go into space one ... read more

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Russia to Explore Moon, Mars by 2030 Russia will develop new technology including huge new rockets for manned flights to the Moon and Mars by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. Rogozin, who oversees the sp ... more		Russia to pump big funds into space industry Russia will spend 1.6 trillion roubles (50 billion U.S. dollars) on space-related activities till 2020, the Itar-Tass news agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Friday. Putin t ... more		NASA Mars Orbiter Images May Show 1971 Soviet Lander Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. While following news about Mars and NASA's Curiosity rov ... more
				Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping Belarus and Russia are planning to set up an advanced civilian satellite grouping, Pyotr Vityaz, a spokesman for the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences, said on Tuesday. At present, the B ... more		Kazakhstan to launch first remote sensing satellite this year The Kazakh space agency said Wednesday that it plans to launch the country's first Earth remote sensing satellite by the end of this year. "The launch of the first medium-resolution remote sen ... more

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Russian Space Program to Focus on Landing Missions Landing missions to celestial bodies in the Solar System will form the backbone of Russia's space research program in the coming decades, a prominent Russian expert said Monday. "We've found o ... more		Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there Having on hand an impressive record of successful moon missions performed when it was the Soviet Union, Russia has set to revive a robotic moon exploration program. The country's serious intentions ... 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		New Russian bomber taking shape The development of the Russian Perspective Aviation Complex of Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) which is to replace Tupolev-95MC and Tupolev-22M3 planes, except the latest Tupolev-160, in the 2020s-2030 ... more
				Laser empties atoms from the inside out An international team of plasma physicists has used one of the world's most powerful lasers to create highly unusual plasma composed of hollow atoms. The experimental work led by scientists fr ... more		Russia Extends Space Cooperation With US Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree set to extend the U.S.-Russia agreement on cooperation in the use and exploration of outer space till 2020, the government reported on Saturday. ... more

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Raytheon helps MDA counter ballistic missile threat with delivery of 8th AN/TPY-2 radar Raytheon has delivered its eighth AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the U.S. combatant commands. An integral capability of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), ... more		New Space Station Crew Members to Launch and Dock the Same Day Three new crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station on a six-hour flight to travel from the launch pad to their destination. Chris Cassidy of NASA, along with Pavel Vinogrado ... 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		ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars For the first time, two Russian cosmonauts simulated a manually controlled landing from the orbit on Mars after they spent half a year in the space, a deputy head of the Russian Space Training Cente ... more
				Russia Delays New Soyuz Launch The first launch of Russia's new Soyuz-2.1V lightweight carrier rocket, scheduled for early 2013, is now likely to be delayed until the second half of 2013, its maker Progress said on Thursday. ... more		Sara Brightman's Space Trip Under Question Russia's space agency Roscosmos and NASA may opt against sending music star Sarah Brightman to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, Russian agency's head Vladimir Popovkin said on Saturday ... more

Chinese soldiers camp inside India border: Indian sources

Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan

China denies its troops crossed into India

Nuclear-armed states 'concerned' by N.Korea, Iran

UN atomic agency in talks with Iran about new meeting

Iran, N.Korea threaten nuclear nonproliferation treaty: US

Yuanwang III, VI depart for space-tracking missions

Shenzhou's Shadow Crew

Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

US tycoon pledges $300 million to China university

Human rights in China worsening, US finds

China media praise reformer whose death sparked Tiananmen

	New ISS crew prepares for launch Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy have arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to prepare for the March 29 launch to the Internatio ... more		Mission to Ganymede more tricky than expected Russia's proposed landing mission to Ganymede was discussed extensively last week at an international meeting hosted by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The mission t ... more		Earth will drown in garbage Man-made garbage cluttering from near space is a very intensive process. Therefore, it may happen that within the coming 20 years safe near-Earth orbits which it would be possible to use will become ... more		'Bizarre Bacteria' in Lake Vostok Study Likely a Contaminant Last week, reports began to emerge that Russian scientists had discovered a previously unknown species of bacteria in samples of lake water from one of Antarctica's most famous subglacial lakes. Wor ... 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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Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the US		Russia will continue building up its defenses		US ready to compromise with Russia on battlefield nuclear arms		Russian GLONASS space satellite group again at full strength		Paintballs to deflect killer-asteroids

Additional Details on the Large Fireball Event over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013

Stanford scientist closes in on a mystery that impedes space exploration

'Faulty Ukrainian Parts' Blamed for Zenit Launch Failure

What Exploded over Russia?

Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos

Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos

Russia to Aim for 15 percent of Global Space Market

One-Kilo Meteorite Fragment Found

Russian Meteorite Clean-Up 'Two-Thirds Complete'

Giant waves of atmospheric energy driving extreme weather

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