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A Proton Rocket Lifts Off Once Again
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2007On October 26, a Proton heavy launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a Central Asian republic. Although this can hardly be described as breaking news, Moscow had every reason to be worried because Kazakhstan had suspended all Proton launches after one crashed on September 6. The unsuccessful launch of the most reliable Russian rocket came as a blow to the n ... more Russia To Launch German Satellite On November 1st 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2007A Russian Cosmos 3M carrier rocket will launch on November 1 a German SAR-Lupe satellite from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The German satellite is designed to provide high-resolution radar images to NATO military commanders in Europe. It offers spatial resolution of less than 1 meter, and allows imaging at night and through clouds. "The launch ... more China Eyes The Moon 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007What is most appealing about Oriental martial arts is the precise manner in which a set mission is accomplished, with an almost total lack of publicity. On October 4, with Russia and the U.S. apparently unable to do more than talk about flights to the Moon, China, strictly on schedule, launched a Long March 3A rocket carrying the satellite Chang-e 1 on a mission to map the Moon's surface. The sp ... more Protecting Earth Against Asteroids 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Anatoly Perminov, the Russian Space Agency chief, announced at a recent news conference that there were plans to develop a space system that could protect the Earth from a potential asteroid impact by 2040. Members of the scientific community are unanimous in that the asteroid danger is real and that some measures should be taken to prevent it. The discovery of Apophis three years ago made them ... more Russia Plans To Test Fire 2 Ballistic Missiles 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007A missile brigade from the Siberian military district will test fire two SS-21 Scarab short-range ballistic missiles during Nov. 13-17 exercise at a test site in south Russia, a Ground Forces spokesman said Thursday. The SS-21, or Tochka, is a road-mobile single-warhead ballistic missile designed for tactical deployment. It has been in service with missile units of the Russian Ground Forces sinc ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources." This is how it is defined in A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, a unified United States' maritime strategy that explains the comprehensive role of the sea services in an era marked by increased globalization and change, presented on October 17. U.S. Senate was also urged to approv ... more Sakhalin II Operator Vows To Fix Environmental Damage In Year 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast, said Friday it would rectify violations, identified by Russia's environmental watchdog, within a year. Sakhalin Energy CEO Ian Craig said at a meeting with Russian Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev that the program, including the reinforcement of landslide-prone river banks and reforestation, would ... more Russia, EU To Create Energy Supply Early Warning System 
Mafra, Portugal (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Russia and the European Union agreed to establish an early warning system to keep track of possible problems with energy supplies from Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "During the meeting, stress was placed on the further consolidation of Europe's energy security... We agreed to continue work to establish an early warning mechanism in relation to deliveries and demand for energy ... more Russia To Develop New Uranium Deposit In East Siberia 
Neryungi, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007A large uranium field will be developed in Yakutia in East Siberia, a first deputy prime minister said on Friday. "A large uranium ore deposit will be developed here," Sergei Ivanov told journalists. According to Russia's Federal Agency for Nuclear Power (Rosatom), the country has 870,000 metric tons of natural uranium, the world's third-largest reserves behind Australia and Kazakhstan. Iv ... more |
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McLeab VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2007International Launch Services (ILS) has scheduled its next Proton Breeze M commercial mission for November 18 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the launch of the SIRIUS 4 satellite for SES SIRIUS of Sweden. The SIRIUS 4 satellite arrived in Baikonur Friday (October 19). The satellite, a Lockheed Martin A2100AX model, will weigh approximately 4600 kg at liftoff, making it the larg ... more US sanctions Against Iran Could Threaten LUKoil Project 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil said on Monday that possible U.S. sanctions against Iran could threaten the company's Anaran oil project in the Islamic Republic. The Anaran project is a joint undertaking involving Norwegian Norsk Hydro (75%) and LUKoil Overseas (25%). The Anaran oil block has oil reserves of 2 billion barrels. LUKoil said that as its investments in the p ... more Ukraine Settles Gas Debts In Line With Agreements 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Ukrainian consumers are settling debts for supplies of Russian natural gas in line with agreements, Russian energy giant Gazprom said Monday. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller met Monday with Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko, after Gazprom agreed with Ukraine two weeks ago on settling the country's gas debt following a week-long dispute. "The sides discussed the question of [natural] ... more Russia Announces Successful Topol Ballistic Missile Test 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Russia has successfully test-fired an RS-12 Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces announced on Thursday. The RS-12 (NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle) has been in service since 1988. It is a road-mobile single-warhead ICBM, similar in size and shape to the U.S. Minuteman ICBM. "A mock warhead hit a designated ta ... more
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