Kazakhstan allows Russia to resume space launches
June 16th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan has given Russia permission to carry out launches from the Baikonur space centre, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said after talks with his Russian ... Read more...
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Russia test fires new ballistic missile
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Wednesday, Defence Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said, but did not name the new weapon."The ... Read more...
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Russian missile fails test launch
September 28th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile has failed a test launch, Russia's Space Forces confirmed Wednesday.The missile was launched Tuesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 800 ... Read more...
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GOCE satellite probing how pull of gravity varies across Earth
December 25th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 25 (ANI): Reports indicate that Europe's GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across Earth.GOCE ... Read more...
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European satellite to make most detailed global map of Earth’s gravity field
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 23 (ANI): A European satellite is all set to begin a quest to make the most detailed global map of the Earth's gravity field.According to a report by BBC News, ... Read more...
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Iran begins project for manned space flight by 2021
February 12th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 12 (Xinhua) Iran has kicked off a 12-year project to send an astronaut into space, just days after putting its first home-built satellite into orbit, Press TV reported Thursday.
"The programme's ... Read more...
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ESAs gravity mission to launch on March 16
February 5th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb 5 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its gravity measuring GOCE satellite, which is now ... Read more...
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ESA’’s GOCE satellite to look at the Earth’’s surface and core
August 24th, 2008 - 10:27 am ICT by ANI
Paris, August 24 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth''s surface, core, and, gravitational field, with unprecedented resolution and ... Read more...
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