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NASA plans two ISS spacewalks next week
Houston (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 The U.S. space agency has detailed the activities to be included during two International Space Station cosmonauts' spacewalks next week. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Expedition 17 Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko will conduct the first spacewalk July 10 from the Pirs docking compartment's airlock. As part of the inquiry into ballistic ... more Russia Launches Rocket With Military Satellite 
Baikonur, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 03, 2008A Proton-K/DM-2 heavy carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite has been successfully launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Friday, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. "The aim of the launch is to strengthen Russia's orbital group of military satellites, in particular, improving defense through the missile early warning system," Col. Alexei Kuznetsov said. ... more Inmarsat And ILS Set August 14 For Proton Flight With Inmarsat Satellite 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) has scheduled its next Proton Breeze M commercial mission for August 14 (August 13 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the launch of the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite. The satellite is scheduled to be shipped to Baikonur in early July for a six-week launch programme. The satellite, an EADS Astrium Eurostar 3000 model, will weigh approximately ... more Outside View: Russian arms plans -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 Military-technical cooperation with the West and with other nations: does Russia need it? Although sounding rhetorical, the question highlights one of the current weaknesses of Russia's defense industry. In mid-June, four-star General of the Army Nikolai Makarov, the newly appointed chief of the General Staff of Russia, speaking at the Eurosatory 2008 defense exhibition in Paris, said ... more North Korea Had To Develop Nuclear Arms To Get Into US Graces 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 03, 2008With a six months' delay, North Korea presented a list of its nuclear programs to China, which chairs the six-lateral talks aimed at ridding the Korean peninsular of nuclear weapons. Last year, diplomats from Russia, the United States, China, North Korea, and Japan agreed that it is essential to establish trust between all partners in dialogue in order to reach the finals goal of the talks ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 It was announced on June 20 that Russian Prime Minister and former President Vladimir Putin had signed a resolution transferring Russia's only authorized arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, to Russian Technologies Corp. The Russian government also coordinated a draft presidential decree on transferring state-held shares in 480 other enterprises to the corporation. ... more Helos For Jakarta Sets Future Tone For Arms Deals Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 The delivery of six Russian Hind Mi-35 helicopters to Indonesia this month is neither a large arms deal nor an unprecedented one -- but it is still a highly significant event. For the deal is just a small part of a huge $1 billion plus arms deal that then-Russian President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin nailed down last year. Within that overall package, Russia is also ... more Russia Says Nuclear Sector Open To Foreign Investment 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 02, 2008Russia's nuclear industry is open to both domestic and foreign investors, a Russian deputy prime minister told an international nuclear forum on Wednesday. "In addition to large-scale investment of state funds, we have grounds to count on substantial private investment. The Russian nuclear sector is now open to cooperation. Furthermore, not only with domestic businesses, but also with ... more Russia Launches Military Satellite On Proton-K 
Moscow (RIA) Jun 27, 2008Russia successfully launched Friday a military satellite from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russian news agencies reported. The Kosmos satellite was put into orbit by a Proton-K rocket, the Interfax news agency cited as saying the spokesman for the Russian military space forces, Alexei Zolotukhin. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and the head of the military space force ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2008The Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) has started preparations for the first launch of a Proton-M rocket since one partially failed in March, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said Friday. A company review on June 16 cleared the Proton Breeze M to return to flight this summer following a failure during the March 15 launch of the U.S. AMC-1 ... more Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race 
London (AFP) June 29, 2008Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States risked falling behind Russia and China in the space race if it did not redouble its efforts. Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, Aldrin urged US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to "retain the vision for space exploration" and said he would lobby both to ensure they ... more Russia, India To Share Experience In Training Mountain Troops 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2008Russia and India have agreed to exchange knowledge in the training of mountain troops as part of an extensive military cooperation program, an aide to Russia's Ground Forces commander said on Tuesday. India's Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor, arrived in Moscow on Monday on a five-day visit to Russia. He met Tuesday with Russia's Ground Forces commander, Gen. Alexei Maslov, to ... more Outside View: Fighting pirates -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 27, 2008 The ongoing hijacking of ships off the Somalia coast long ago became a routine part of maritime life in the Arabian Sea. One of the most recent incidents was the seizure of the tanker Amiya Scan, which is owned by Dutch company Reider Shipping. Pirates are still holding the crew, consisting of four Russian officers -- including the captain -- and five Filipino sailors, hostage. But the ... more
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