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NASA, Russia sign contract extension Washington (UPI) May 29, 2009 
The NASA space agency says it has signed a contract extension with its Russian counterpart regarding crew transports to the International Space Station.
The U.S. agency said in an online statement the $306 million deal with Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos will involve four launches by the Roscosmos Soyuz program, RIA Novosti reported Friday. NASA said on its Web site Thur ... read moreRussian rockets readied for South America launch 
Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2009The maker of Russia's Soyuz rockets said on Thursday it had finished building the first rockets due to be launched from South America pad in cooperation with the European Space Agency. "The first two rockets are ready. They have got through all the tests and have been placed in the containers in which they will be delivered," said the deputy head of TsSKB-Progress, Sergei Tyulevin, quoted ... more
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Putin Says Russia Needs New Rockets To Increase Launch Market Share
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 19, 2009Russia must strengthen its competitive positions on the global commercial space launch market by expanding its launch facilities and developing new types of carrier rockets, the prime minister said on Monday. "We should not simply maintain but significantly strengthen our competitive edge in the space sector, not least by developing the Plesetsk and Vostochny space centers, and producing a ... more Roscosmos says satellite launched Saturday 
Moscow (UPI) May 16, 2009 A Proton-M rocket carrying a ProtoStar-2 telecommunication satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center Saturday, the Russian space agency said. "The launch of the Proton-M rocket fitted with a Breeze-M booster and carrying a ProtoStar-2 telecommunication satellite went ahead at the scheduled time," a Roscosmos spokesperson was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying. The Russia ... more Russia To Test Launch Angara Carrier Rocket In 2011 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 19, 2009Russia's new Angara carrier rocket will start test flights in 2011, the rocket's developer said on Wednesday. The Angara, designed to place heavy payloads into orbit, is currently under development at the Khrunichev State Space Science and Production Center. "The work is going according to schedule. A light-class Angara will be launched in early 2011 and a heavy class rocket will be ... more ESA To Orbit Three Satellites With Russian Rockets In 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 19, 2009The European Space Agency (ESA) has plans to orbit three research satellites in 2009 using Russian carrier rockets, ESA Director Jean Jacques Dordain said on Wednesday. A Russian Rockot launch vehicle successfully put into orbit on Tuesday the European GOCE satellite, which will measure and map the Earth's gravitational field. He said the next Earth Explorer, named SMOS, could also b ... more |
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Energia Enjoys A Robust 2008
Moscow (SPX) Jan 14, 2009An enlarged Board of Directors meeting was held at S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, where the President and General Designer of the Corporation V.A. Lopota reviewed the company performance in 2008 and set tasks for the new year. In 2008 the Corporation supported 15 launches, including those under the International Space Station (ISS) program - two launches of Soyuz TMA ma ... more Russia Prepares For Launch Of US Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 13, 2009Russia has delivered a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in preparation for a scheduled launch, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Monday. A Zenith-3SLB carrier rocket equipped with a DM-SLB booster with the Telstar 11N satellite on board is scheduled to lift off from Baikonur on February 26. "Following the necessary customs procedures, th ... more Russia Has A Crisis-Free Year In Space 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 02, 2009Russia's space industry ended 2008 without mishaps. Although old headaches and problems are still there, things have not changed for the worse, and that is quite an achievement in our troubled times writes Andrei Kislyakov. Despite the crisis, Russia is leading the world in rocket launches. On December 25, the last launch this year was carried out: a heavy Proton carrier rocket orbited three satellites of ... more Solar Mission Launch Starts Busy Year For Russian Space Agency 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 28, 2008Russia will start off its new space year in January by launching an orbital laboratory to study the sun's activity, a spokesman for Russia's space agency told RIA Novosti on Thursday. On January 29, Roscosmos will launch its Complex Orbital Near-Earth Observations of Solar Activity (Coronas) from the Baikonur space center, the spokesman for space projects said, describing the mission as pa ... more |
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