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May 03, 2013

NASA Extends Crew Flight Contract with Russian Space Agency
Houston TX (SPX) May 01, 2013
NASA has signed a $424 million modification to its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for full crew transportation services to the International Space Station in 2016 with return and rescue services extending through June 2017. NASA is facilitating development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the space station and low-Earth orbit beginning in 2017. This modificatio ... read more

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Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite Russia has successfully launched a satellite for the GLONASS navigation system from its northern Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The GLONASS-M satellite was launc ... more		What Happened to Dinosaurs' Predecessors After Earth's Largest Extinction 252 Million Years Ago? Predecessors to dinosaurs missed the race to fill habitats emptied when nine out of 10 species disappeared during Earth's largest mass extinction 252 million years ago. Or did they? That think ... more		NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understand better the mechanisms of how life ad ... more
				Russia Plans to Launch First Angara Rocket in 2014 The Russian military expects the first launch of a new Angara carrier rocket to take place in 2014 after the construction of a new launch complex at the Plesetsk space center is completed, Deputy De ... more		NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understand better the mechanisms of how life ad ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Russia to Deorbit ISS Pirs Module in 2013 Russia plans to deorbit and sink its Pirs docking module of the International Space Station later this year, a high-ranking official with the Russian space corporation RKK Energia said on Friday. ... more		Spacewalkers Deploy Plasma Experiment, Install Navigational Aid Two members of the Expedition 35 crew wrapped up a 6-hour, 38 minute spacewalk at 4:41 p.m. EDT Friday to deploy and retrieve several science experiments on the exterior of the International Space S ... 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		What makes a good astronaut? 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 M ... more
				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

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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		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		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
				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

Outside View: America's most tolerated dangers

US backs Georgia bid to join NATO, EU

Disputed islands covered by US-Japan accord: Hagel

Fresh round of Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul May 15

Nigeria court delays verdict against Iran 'arms dealer'

S. Korea sees progress on workers' return from North

China launches communications satellite

On Course for Shenzhou 10

Yuanwang III, VI depart for space-tracking missions

China officials holding secret sauna parties: state media

Cancer victim with jailed family faces China land battle

China hands down death sentences in lending crackdown

	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		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

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

New Space Station Crew Members to Launch and Dock the Same Day		ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars		Russia Delays New Soyuz Launch		Sara Brightman's Space Trip Under Question		New ISS crew prepares for launch
Mission to Ganymede more tricky than expected		Earth will drown in garbage		'Bizarre Bacteria' in Lake Vostok Study Likely a Contaminant		European invader outcompetes Canadian plants outside usual temp range		Southampton scientist investigates Russian meteor

Russia plans giant solar power station to orbit Earth

Russian satellite hit by remnants of destroyed Chinese spacecraft

Siberian fossil revealed to be one of the oldest known domestic dogs

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

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