Soyuz spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan
September 18th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by BNO News
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Three crew members from the United States and Russia landed safely aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in the central steppe of Kazakhstan on early Monday morning, wrapping up ... Read more...
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Russia denies ’systemic crisis’ in space industry
September 7th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian space industry is not in a crisis despite some local problems, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday."There is no systemic crisis in ... Read more...
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Putin wants changes in Russian space industry
September 1st, 2012 - 5:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought draft proposals for restructuring the national space industry after a string of accidents that have compromised the country's ... Read more...
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Russian rocket fails to put two satellites in orbit (Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket failed to put into orbit two telecommunications satellites due to problems in its booster stage, federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.Russia Monday ... Read more...
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Russia starts building moon spaceship
July 20th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Aiming to create the first base on the surface of the moon, Russia has started building a spacecraft for manned lunar missions with the first test ... Read more...
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Russia launches Proton-M rocket with Dutch telesat
July 10th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) Russia conducted the launch of a Proton-M rocket with a telecommunications satellite late Monday.According to Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos, the Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying ... Read more...
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Russia to expand commercial space services
June 30th, 2012 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will expand its commercial space services and push the US and the European Union out of that market, a minister has said.Deputy Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams heading back to space again
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006.Daughter of an ... Read more...
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Russia losing space race: Poll
April 13th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is losing its position as the leader of the space race and needs to invest more in the space industry, a new poll has ... Read more...
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Russia looks for commercial space projects
April 13th, 2012 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia needs to invigorate its efforts to implement commercial space projects jointly with the European Space Agency and individual space powers, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ... Read more...
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‘Russia can help ISS astronauts with rehabilitation’
March 30th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is ready to offer its medical expertise in the post-flight rehabilitation of astronauts from partner countries on the International Space Station (ISS)."We know how ... Read more...
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Programme glitch led to Russian Mars probe failure: Report
January 31st, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A government commission has blamed Russian programmers for the recent failure of Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, the Kommersant daily said Tuesday citing a space industry ... Read more...
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US radar may have damaged Russian Mars probe: Daily
January 17th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A powerful electromagnetic emission from a US radar in the Pacific Ocean could have caused the malfunctioning of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, the Kommersant daily ... Read more...
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Russian military intelligence chief resigns
December 25th, 2011 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of Russia's military intelligence GRU has resigned from his post, the Kommersant business daily reported.The 64-year-old Col. Gen. Alexander Shlyakhturov, who resigned Saturday, ... Read more...
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Russia’s manned spacecraft docks with ISS
December 24th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS) Russia's Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft with three astronauts onboard has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control Centre said.The spacecraft docked with the ISS' ... Read more...
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Russia, Europe plan joint mission to Jupiter
December 21st, 2011 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Top officials of Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) met in Moscow to discuss a Moon research mission and a ... Read more...
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Russia to launch ESA satellites Sunday
December 12th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian launcher will put several European Space Agency (ESA) satellites into orbit Dec 17 from the Kourou space port in French Guiana, Russia's Federal ... Read more...
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Russia may send woman to ISS
December 8th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian woman cosmonaut may fly to the International Space Station in 2013, a top official has said.Federal space agency Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said ... Read more...
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Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS
November 14th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Russia's manned Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan Monday and was heading for the International Space Station (ISS), ... Read more...
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Russian probe fails to set course to Mars
November 9th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 9 (RIA Novosti) A robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos launched early Wednesday has failed to reach orbit after separation from the launch vehicle, the head of ... Read more...
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Russia to launch three Glonass satellites Friday
November 4th, 2011 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will launch a Proton-M rocket carrying three Glonass navigation satellites from the Baikonur space centre Friday after a 24-hour delay due to technical reasons, ... Read more...
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New crew to ISS to conduct 43 scientific experiments
May 24th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The new mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry out 43 scientific experiments, Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said in a statement.A Soyuz-TMA ... Read more...
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Russia launches manned spacecraft
April 5th, 2011 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) Russia launched a spacecraft with three astronauts onboard on way to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan early Tuesday.The Soyuz ... Read more...
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Israel, Russia sign space cooperation agreement
March 27th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Israel Space Agency on Sunday signed an agreement to increase cooperation in space exploration."The agreement, which was signed in the ... Read more...
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Design moon rocket, win $65 mn
October 28th, 2010 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) Russia's space agency Roscosmos is offering two billion rubles ($65 million) as an award for the best design of a moon-landing spaceship, a media report said.Roscosmos announced an ... Read more...
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Russian spaceship takes New Year gifts to ISS
October 28th, 2010 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) A Russian spaceship, launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan Wednesday, is delivering 2.5 tonnes of supplies that includes New Year gifts for the astronauts on the ... Read more...
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Russian firm to build space hotel
September 30th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow-based company Orbital Technologies has said it will build an orbiting hotel in space by 2015-2016.The project will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, Orbital Tehcnologies' CEO ... Read more...
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U2, NASA create video to celebrate their collaboration
August 28th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Irish rock band U2 and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a commemorative video highlighting a year's worth of collaboration in space and on the group's 360 ... Read more...
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Russia to launch moon probe in 2012
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will launch a probe bearing a neutron generator to study the moon's surface in 2012, a leading space researcher said Tuesday.
"Federal space agency Roscosmos plans to ... Read more...
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China leads in outer space pollution: Russian space agency
July 30th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the US and Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos ... Read more...
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NASA chooses Sunita Williams for new space expeditions
July 9th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has been selected to be on the crew for one of the four new International Space Station crews.NASA and its international partners, the Russia ... Read more...
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Russian spaceship ready to dock with ISS again (Lead)
July 3rd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-06M which failed to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) Friday is ready for yet another attempt Sunday.
The orbit of the spaceship ... Read more...
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Russia, US may jointly develop spacecraft engines
May 18th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and the US may soon reach an agreement on the joint development of new engines for spacecraft designed for exploration of deep space, a Russian ... Read more...
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Russia designs new rocket for manned flights
October 13th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 13 (RIA Novosti) Russia's federal space agency has started work to design a new carrier rocket for manned flights from a new space centre in the country's Far East, an ... Read more...
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US, Russia satellite collision not to delay Chinese space programme
February 13th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): The wreckage of US and Russian satellites that collided over Siberia poses a threat to Chinese satellites in orbit, but the latters space plan will proceed ... Read more...
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