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South Korea's First Rocket Launch Might Be Put Off
Seoul, Korea (XNA) Jul 24, 2008South Korea's first rocket launch may be put off until 2009 due to delays in the arrival of the main booster rocket and other key parts from Russia, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday. The ministry said it plans to talk with the Russian authorities next month to determine the exact launch date. The ministry said that the Korea Launch Vehicle System-1 ... more Russia unveils new spacecraft design 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 The next generation of Russian manned spacecraft will use thrusters to provide a soft landing on Earth, the first official images of the design reveal. The new space vehicle, which is to replace the Soyuz spacecraft now in use by Russia, was designed by the Russian company RKK Energia, which has spent two years designing it, the BBC reported Tuesday. The British network reports ... more Russia Puts Fifth German Spy Satellite Into Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 24, 2008A Russian carrier rocket has successfully put into orbit a fifth German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite, a Russian Space Forces spokesman said on Tuesday. "A Cosmos 3M carrier rocket, launched at 06:40 Moscow time (02:40 GMT) from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia has successfully orbited a German SAR-Lupe satellite," Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said. The German SAR-Lupe ... more China's Astronauts To Wear Domestic, Russian-Made Suits 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2008China has two types of space suits-- one domestic, one from Russia -- for three "taikonauts" in the third manned launch, reportedly scheduled for October, a senior scientist has said. The taikonaut who would do the space walk might wear a domestic suit, designed according to local standards, including the seaming technology, said Zhao Changxi, general technologist with the Beijing Satellite ... more Russian Set To Install Soyuz Launch Systems At Kourou 
Kourou, French Guiana (AFP) July 23, 2008For 40 years, this base on the coast of French Guiana has been the prestigious symbol of French, and then European, ambitions in space. Today, though, the Guiana Space Centre is girding for a new era when it will host Russian rockets and Russian engineers who just a short while ago were Europe's space rivals. On Sunday, a freighter is due to dock in Cayenne bearing a first ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Jul 22, 2008 The first demonstration flight of the Sukhoi Su-35 combat aircraft on July 7, 2008, attracted much attention to this aircraft, which has been undergoing tests since February. The latest addition to the large T-10 -- Sukhoi Su-27 -- family is to become the interim fighter for the Russian air force before fifth-generation aircraft are launched into mass production. The Sukhoi Su-35, more ... more Outside View: Russia's carrier weakness 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 22, 2008 Soviet military policies never called for building full-fledged aircraft carriers operating multirole warplanes, nor did Russia draft any clear carrier construction program at the turn of the century. On July 4, Adm. Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the Russian navy's main headquarters, said the country had to build a carrier fleet in the near future. This call is a reaction to ... more Analysis: Chavez, Medvedev talk oil, arms 
Miami (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 Venezuela and Russia forged new energy ties Tuesday and discussed a possible military alliance between Moscow and Caracas on Venezuelan soil. While visiting his Russian counterpart in Moscow, ever-outspoken leftist President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela's future sovereignty depended on relationships with countries like Russia, from which South America's largest oil exporter has purchased ... more Russia, Venezuela strengthen energy ties 
Barvikha, Russia (AFP) July 22, 2008Leading oil and gas producers Russia and Venezuela will coordinate energy policies, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday after meeting his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez. The talks at Medvedev's residence outside Moscow included discussion of arms deals and resulted in an agreement for three Russian companies -- Gazprom, Lukoil and TNK-BP -- to work in the energy-rich Orinoco ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) July 19, 2008The presidents of Iran and Russia have expressed hope for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis on the eve of key talks aiming to break the deadlock, media reported on Saturday. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev held their first telephone talks late on Friday, a day before the talks Saturday in Geneva, Iranian state media and the Kremlin said. ... more Space Station A Test-Bed For Future Space Exploration 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 18, 2008The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris, France, on July 17, 2008, to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and ... more Outside View: India's new sub -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 17, 2008 The leasing by India of a Russian Project 971 nuclear submarine built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the latest hot news. The agreement, whose significance for Russian-Indian cooperation has yet to be assessed, could have a profound impact on the balance of forces in the region. Russia's role in creating the Indian submarine fleet is hard to overestimate -- Soviet/Russian-built ... more Court Orders MSF Aid Group To Pay Over Hostage Release In Russia 
Geneva, Switzerland (RIA Novosti) Jul 18, 2008A Swiss court ordered Monday the aid group Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) to pay 270,000 euros ($428,000) to the Dutch government over the release of an aid worker in Russia's North Caucasus six years ago, local media said. Arjan Erkel, 38, a former head of the aid organization's branch in Daghestan, was taken hostage in the republic's capital of Makhachkala in August 2002. Erkel was held ... more
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