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Aurora Borealis Breaks New Grounds - And Old Ice
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 03, 2007It can crush ice sideways and stay precisely on station to an accuracy of a metre. It can drill a hole 1,000 metres deep into the seabed while floating above 5,000 metres of ocean and it can generate 55 megawatts of power. So far, Aurora Borealis is the most unusual ship that has never been built, and it represents a floating laboratory for European science, a breakthrough for polar research and ... more Moscow Finds Relief As Gas Prices Rise Only 30 Percent 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 30, 2007When Turkmenistan announced last week it would raise the gas price for Gazprom by 30 percent, the Russian energy giant actually sighed with relief. It had long expected Ashgabat to raise the prices, and $130 per 1,000 cubic meters is a moderate price for today, considerably lower than the rumored $150. In the end, the news is one more proof that Russia's increase of gas prices for Ukraine is jus ... more Turkmenistan Sides With Kremlin 
Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2007Following the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov last December, U.S. energy companies eagerly braced themselves for a possible opening up of the country's vast natural gas resources under a new administration. Alas, in a world of record-high energy prices, Wall Street bulls seem once again to have been outmaneuvered by the wily Kremlin. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamed ... more Russia Conducts First Experiment In Preparation For Mars-500 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2007Russian scientists have completed the first stage of preparations for an experimental Mars mission simulation, Mars-500, a medical research institute announced on Thursday. The purpose of the main experiment, expected to begin in late 2008, is to simulate a space flight to Mars taking into account all ramifications, including a 250-day "trip" to the Red Planet, a 30-day period on its surface, an ... more Mechanical Engineer Aims To Improve Detection Of Nuclear Smuggling Activity 
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2007A professor at The University of Texas at Austin has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the funds to improve the design of networks of sensors to detect smuggling in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union ... more |
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Samara (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2007Russia will start launches of manned spacecraft from a future space center in Russia's Far East in 2018, a first deputy prime minster said on Wednesday. "On November 6, the Russian president signed a decree on the construction of a new space center, to be named Vostochny, in the Amur Region," Sergei Ivanov said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission in Samara, in the Volga region. ... more Russia Will Supply A Third Of European Gas
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007At the 20th World Energy Congress in Rome on November 11-15, Russian representatives confirmed that they have chosen Europe as a priority market of energy supplies for many years ahead. Gazprom, for instance, intends to increase its share in the European gas market from the current 26% to 33% by 2015. It seems that Russia is not particularly worried about the EU initiative to protect its domesti ... more Russia, EU Still Divided On Trans-Siberian Overflight Charges 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007The Russia-EU aviation summit, slated for November 16-17 in Moscow, has been "postponed for an indefinite time" because of Moscow's reluctance to sign an agreement on trans-Siberian overflights. On November 8, the Russian Transport Ministry said the summit had been called off indefinitely. According to both Russian and European media, the European Commission, which had co-organized the summit, w ... more First Soyuz Launch From Kourou Set For 2009 
Paris (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007The first launch of a Soyuz carrier rocket from a space center near Kourou in French Guiana will be conducted in 2009, Russia's space chief said on Friday. "The first Soyuz [carrier rocket] will lift off from Kourou in 2009," said Anatoly Perminov, head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, who is currently attending a meeting of the Russian-French commission on cooperation in space research. ... more |
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Minsk (RIA Novosti) Nov 14, 2007Belarus plans to launch its second satellite in 2009, the National Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday. Pyotr Vityaz, the first deputy chairman of the academy's presidium, said the Belka-2 satellite would be launched by a Russian carrier rocket. Belarus launched its first satellite, Belka, in July 2006. However, a Dnepr rocket carrying the Belarusian satellite, along with several internati ... more Russia And India Sign Joint Lunar Research Deal 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement, the Russian agency said on Monday. The agreement was signed by Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov and Madhavan Nair, secretary of India's Department of Space and chairman of the Space Commission. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently on an official ... more Zenit Launch Delayed Until November 14 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007A Zenit rocket launch with a Thuraya-3 communications satellite, part of the Sea Launch project, has been delayed due to poor weather until November 14, Russia's mission control spokesperson said Monday. The first launch of a Zenit carrier rocket following a January explosion that damaged a launch platform had originally been scheduled for November 13. "The launch has been scheduled for 6: ... more Missile Tit-For-Tat 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007It looks as if Russia has long guessed the American moves to create a missile defense system in Europe, and is responding tit-for-tat and even figure-for-figure. On November 6, the Americans happily rejoiced after achieving their long-cherished ambition of hitting two target drones at the same time. The Russian reaction was not slow in coming. Russia is now poised to pull out of two basic intern ... more
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