Russia launches cargo spaceship
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 2 (IANS) A Russian cargo ship blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday night, the country's Roscosmos space agency said.The Soyuz-U rocket, carrying Progress M-16M cargo ... Read more...
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Russian freighter re-docks with ISS
July 29th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS) A Russian cargo spacecraft has successfully re-docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday after a failed attempt five days ago.The unmanned Progress M-15M, which ... Read more...
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Russian space firm accused of $17 mn fraud
July 10th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Russia have opened a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of 565 million rubles ($17 million) of state funds set aside for a ... Read more...
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Russian freighter docks with ISS
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 23 (IANS) A Russian cargo spacecraft Sunday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Roscosmos space agency said.The Progress M-15M docked with the Pirs unit at ... Read more...
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‘India-Russian space ties can overwhelm developed nations’
February 18th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata Feb 17 (IANS) The joint efforts of India and Russia can overwhelm many developed nations in space technology, a senior Russian official said Friday."We should cooperate in this field...where ... Read more...
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Russian cosmonauts take a six-hour spacewalk
February 17th, 2012 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday to carry out tasks under the Russian space programme, said the Russian Mission Control.Cosmonauts ... Read more...
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Russia launches space freighter to ISS
January 26th, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Soyuz-U rocket carrying the Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft was launched just after midnight Wednesday for the International Space Station (ISS) now in orbit.The ... Read more...
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India main market for Russian satellite navigation
December 13th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) India and Latin America are the priority markets for Russia's Glonass satellite navigation system, similar to the US' Global Positioning System, a top Russian official ... Read more...
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Russian space freighter undocks from ISS
October 30th, 2011 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's unmanned Progress M-10M spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday for its return to Earth.The freighter detached from the platform at 09:04 ... Read more...
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Russia wants to join Mars mission
October 16th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian scientists want to join European Space Agency's ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars) mission to study the Red Planet, a leading Russian space researcher said."From the ... Read more...
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Russian space freighter destroyed in atmosphere
August 30th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Large pieces of the Russian Progress M-12M space freighter have not been found after it crashed in Siberia because the spaceship most likely burned up ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft docks with space station
June 24th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS) Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M- 11M docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday, Xinhua reported.Valery Lyndin, spokesman for the Russian Mission Control, said the Progress ... Read more...
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Soviet space capsule sells for $2.9 mn
April 13th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) A Soviet space capsule that orbited the Earth 50 years ago sold for about $2.9 million at Sotheby's in New York.
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Putin urges Ukraine to join new Russian space centre project
April 13th, 2011 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
Kiev (April 13) (IANS) Ukraine should participate in the construction of the Vostochny Space Centre in Russia's Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in Kiev Tuesday.Russia currently uses two ... Read more...
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World should unite to send manned flight to Mars: Cosmonaut
April 12th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The world should cooperate to send the first manned space flight to Mars, a former Russian cosmonaut said at an event in Mexico held ... Read more...
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Russia dreams of conquering other planets: Medvedev
April 12th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hailing Yuri Gagarin's flight into space 50 years ago as a "symbolic" and "revolutionary" event, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his country still dreams about ... Read more...
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Russian space mission returns to earth
March 16th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Soyuz TMA-M capsule landed in Kazakhstan Wednesday, ferrying three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) safely back to earth, officials said.The capsule, carrying ... Read more...
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Anna Chapman iPhone app available
October 21st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Anna Chapman brand seems to be thriving with each passing day and the brand doesn’t look like going anywhere anytime soon. News has emerged ... Read more...
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World Space Week begins with ‘Sputnik’
October 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Sky gazers and students Monday gathered at the Russian Center here for the screening of "Sputnik" - a movie on the Russian space mission - marking the ... Read more...
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New space centre to come up in Russia
July 20th, 2010 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Russia will set up a new space centre in the far eastern region of Amur, and the government has allocated 24.7 billion rubles ($811 million) for the project, ... Read more...
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Russian spaceship docks with ISS
July 5th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-06M successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday, two days after missing its first attempt, the mission control said.
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Russian space freighter undocked from ISS
May 11th, 2010 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian space freighter has undocked from the International Space Station Monday to embark on a two-month flight to carry out a geophysical experiment.
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Russian space freighter docks with ISS
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 2 (IANS) A Russian space cargo ship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday, delivering 2.5 tonnes of supplies to the station, an official said.
The Progress M-05M freighter docked ... Read more...
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Russia sends candy, books to space station
April 29th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has launched a cargo module to the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver over 2.5 tonnes of supplies, including chocolates and books for researchers at the ... Read more...
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Russia sends cargo spaceship to ISS
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday launched a Progress cargo spaceship on a re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), an official said.
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What astronauts should eat in space
January 19th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 19 (ANI): A new book, titled "The Astronaut's Cookbook," features recipes for food that astronauts should have while in space.According to New Scientist, the authors of the book are Charles ... Read more...
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Russian space freighter to be ‘buried’ in Pacific
September 27th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 27 (RIA Novosti) Russia's last space freighter with an analogue control system will reenter the Earth's atmosphere Sunday before plunging into a "spaceship cemetery" in the southern Pacific, the Russian ... Read more...
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Japanese plan to brew ’space beer’
May 27th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, May 27 (ANI): Astronauts can raise their beer mugs in a toast once they successfully make it to space, thanks to a Japanese brewery that is planning to produce the ... Read more...
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Second satellite launched for use in Galileo navigation system
April 27th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
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Moscow, April 27 (DPA) A second satellite planned for use in the European navigation system Galileo was launched early Sunday from the Russian space centre in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The 700-kg spacecraft was ... Read more...
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