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December 30, 2009
Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Dec 30, 2009
At Kennedy Space Center (KSC), USA, Florida, the specialists from S.P. Korolev Rocket-Space Corporation Energia started the next stage of prelaunch processing for Mini-Research Module MRM1 ("Rassvet"), which is to be delivered in the Shuttle payload compartment to the International Space Station (ISS) in spring 2010 for its subsequent operation as part of the ISS Russian Segment. On Decemb ... read more

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Astronauts Dock At ISS
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Russia, Japan To Draft Space Cooperation Agreement
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Customer Takes Control Of 3 New Glonass Satellites
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Rocket Plane Roulette
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Russia Orbits Three New Glonass Navigation Satellites
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 15, 2009
A Proton-M carrier vehicle on Monday orbited three new Glonass-M navigation satellites, a spokesman for Russia's space agency said. He said the satellites, launched from the Baikonur space center on Monday at 13:38 Moscow time [10:38 GMT], detached from the rocket at 17:10 Moscow time [14:10 GMT]. This was this year's final launch, bringing the total number of Glonass satellites in ... more

Russia To Launch MIM1 Module To ISS Next Year
Moscow, China (XNA) Dec 09, 2009
Russia is scheduled to launch a MIM1 experiment module to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, said the head of Russia's aerospace conglomerate on Monday. The 7.9-ton module, temporarily named "Twilight" (Sumerki), had been assembled and is awaiting shipment to the United States in mid-December, said Vitaly Lopota, president of Russia's Energia Aerospace Corporation, in Korolev ... more

Tests Of Angara Rocket Postponed To 2012 Over Lack Of Funds
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009
The test launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket, which had been scheduled for 2011, have been put back by one year due to lack of financing, space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. Engine trials were completed earlier this week. The Angara is intended mainly for launch from the Plesetsk space center to reduce Moscow's dependence on Kazakhstan's Baikonur, the main launch facility for ... more

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Russia Plans To Send 10 Spacecraft To ISS Next Year


Expedition 21 Crew Lands In Kazakhstan


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Walker's World: China versus the world

Liu Xiaobo sentence criticized as harsh

China discovers tomb of ancient legendary ruler

Israel says Iran nuclear plant immune to conventional strike

Russia to keep developing nuclear missiles: Medvedev

NKorea built plant to make gas for uranium enrichment: report

China executes British national, sparking outrage

China shows no tolerance for dissidence

Liu Xiaobo: jailed Chinese intellectual sought change

U.K. mounts warfare exercise in Falklands

Putin launches new Russia oil route to energy-hungry Asia

Smart Grid spending set to grow worldwide

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

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ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne Safely Back On Earth
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 02, 2009
The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk back to Earth. The landing concluded the six-month OasISS mission, ESA's second long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This flight saw Frank De Winne ... more

Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk Lands On Earth
Longueuil, Canada (SPX) Dec 02, 2009
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Robert Thirsk landed on the plains of Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz Capsule at 2:17 a.m. EST after completing an exceptional 188-day mission in space, of which 186 days were spent living and working onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Thirsk and his crewmates, Expedition 21 Commander European Space Agency Astronaut Frank De Winne and ... more

Russia's Space Industry Output To Grow 18 Percent In 2009
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 01, 2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the output of the national space industry in 2009 will increase by about 18%. Despite difficulties caused by the global financial crisis, "financing of the space industry has always been and will remain sufficient," Putin said at a meeting on the development of defense-related industries. "We expect space industry ... more

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Russia Prepares For December Launch Of DirecTV Satellite


Soyuz TMA-17 Crews Take Final Tests Before Flight To ISS


Kazakhstan Plays Down Baikonur Spat
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Refurbished computers aid Kenyan farmers

Guinea's junta celebrates first year in power

Security chiefs 'dominate diamond trade'

Chinese car park makes space for women only

Geely's Volvo bid highlights China's global car ambition

Swedish press sceptical on Chinese takeover of Volvo

You couldn't make it up: offbeat stories from 2009

Events that marked the start of the 21st century

Large Hadron Collider shut down until February

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

Rocket-Motor Test Supports NASA, DOD And Commercial Missions

New Materials Designed To Deal With Hypersonic And Supersonic Hot Stuff

Milt Thompson's Wild Ride

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First Two Soyuz Launchers Arrive In French Guiana

Russia Could Delay Maiden Launch Of Angara Rocket

More Indigenous Components In Second Moon Mission: ISRO

Russian Cosmonaut Feoktistov Dies At 83

Russia Launches Cosmos-Series Military Satellite

US To Continue Using Russian Spacecraft After 2010

Russia Goes All Out To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

Assembly Of Soyuz' Mobile Gantry Underway

Russia Launches Scientific Module To ISS

First Two Soyuz Shipped To Europe's Kourou Spaceport

Demand For Firefighting Helicopters Expected To Grow

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Eurockot Launches SMOS And Proba-2

SMOS And Proba-2 Ready For Launch

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