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Antenna fails to deploy on unmanned spaceship bound for ISSMoscow (AFP) April 24, 2013 A unmanned Progress spaceship racing to the ISS with 2.5 tonnes of cargo on board failed Wednesday to deploy a key antenna that helps it dock with the orbiting lab in the latest hitch in Russia's space programme. "There was a problem with one of the antennae in the Kurs (Navigation) system," Vitaly Lopota of the Energia space corporation the designs Russian spacecraft told the Interfax news agency. The US space agency NASA said in a tweet: "Once in orbit, an antenna used as a navigational aid on ... read more |
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 Wild Weather Could Be Ahead on Titan New method for producing clean hydrogen The tropical upper atmosphere 'fingerprint' of global warming Researchers reveal model of Sun's magnetic field Adapter 'Flips' for Progress Toward 2014 Exploration Flight Test Satellites See Storm System that Created Oklahoma Tornado | .. |
 Space industry inventions in our everyday life Plasma TVs, orthopedic matrasses, detailed weather forecasts, thermal underwear, jet fuel, frost-free refrigerators - these are only a few things which emerged thanks to several decades of space exp ... more | .. |
 Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end of the decade. ... more | .. |
 Russian Space Program to Focus on Landing Missions Landing missions to celestial bodies in the Solar System will form the backbone of Russia's space research program in the coming decades, a prominent Russian expert said Monday. "We've found o ... more | .. |
 Soviet MIR EVA spacesuit auctioned for 112,000 euros A spacesuit used for Soviet spacewalks in the 1980s was auctioned in Paris for 112,484 euros ($143,979), the sale organisers said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Russia Extends Space Cooperation With US Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree set to extend the U.S.-Russia agreement on cooperation in the use and exploration of outer space till 2020, the government reported on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Russia to send woman to space in 2014 Russia will send a female cosmonaut into space for the first time in two decades next year, an official at the space training centre said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia to Aim for 15 percent of Global Space Market Russia plans to increase its share of the global space market from the current 10 percent to 15 percent, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Saturday. The ... more | .. |
 Russia plans to increase its space market Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia plans to increase its share of the global "space service market" from its current 10 percent to 15 percent. ... more |
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 Kazakhstan, Russia Compromise on New Space Port The new Kazakh-Russian space launch facility, Baiterek, will be modified for the launch of Zenit carrier rockets, Kazakhstan's National Space Agency Kazcosmos head Talgat Musabayev said on Wednesday ... more | .. |
The fate of Baikonur: Will Russia's space gates Open? The current uncertainty surrounding space activities at Baikonur in 2013 may be eliminated on Wednesday when Kazakh prime minister, Kairat Kelimbetov, visits Russia to discuss several issues, includ ... more | .. |
 Official: No crisis in Russia's space work Despite a recent string of failures, rumors of a crisis in the Russian space industry are "absolutely wrong," the head of Russia's space agency said. ... more | .. |
Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute Russia has warned Kazakhstan it could withdraw from joint projects if Astana insists on restricting satellite launches from Russia's rented Baikonur cosmodrome, Izvestia daily reported Thursday. ... more |
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 Moscow Plays Down Kazakhstan Space Port Row Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attempted to play down a dispute between Russia and Kazakhstan over terms for use of the Baikonur space center on Friday, after Russian media reports the previ ... more | .. |
 We have ignition in Baikonur Conflict Only 12 Proton-M launches were approved by Kazakhstan for 2013 instead of the planned 17. The decision has put the future of Russian-Kazakh space cooperation under further threat. What does fate hav ... more | .. |
 Russia to launch fewer Proton M rockets in 2013 Russia will carry out fewer Proton M launches in 2013 than planned, a Roskosmos source said. Such a reduction is connected with a decision by Kazakhstan's authorities to cut the number of rocket la ... more | .. |
 Soyuz rockets will be taking Americans to ISS US President Barack Obama has signed a bill permitting NASA to pay Russia for delivering American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) till the end of 2020. The US Administration has ... more |
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 Moscow still waits Astana's response on Baikonur spaceport use prospects Russia's still has not received an official response from Kazakhstan to its note issued on December 13, 2012 regarding the prospects of using the Baikonur space port, a source with the national spac ... more | .. |
 Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020 Russia will spend 2.1 trillion rubles (about $70 billion) under a state program for the development of the national space industry in 2013-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Energia Corp Lands $11 Mln Space Lab Contract Space rocket corporation Energia has won a 350 million ruble (about $11 million) contract to design the orbital laboratory Oka-T-MKS, the state procurements agency said Friday on its website. ... more | .. |
Russia to build autonomous space lab Russia's Energia Corp. space manufacturer has won an $11 million contract to design an orbital space laboratory, the national procurements agency says. ... more |
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Russia and Kazakhstan to run Baikonur together Russia and Kazakhstan are reestablishing the intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The commission will be headed by the deputy prime ministers of the two countries who will have t ... more | .. |
 Ukraine Presses Russia on Joint Space Launch Program The implementation of a Russian-Ukrainian space launch program now depends on the Russian Defense Ministry, the head of the Ukrainian State Space Agency said on Friday. Yuriy Alekseyev said Uk ... more | .. |
Russia selects woman cosmonaut prospect A cosmonaut recruitment drive in Russian has produced eight prospects, including the country's second female one, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Shakeup of Russian space industry ordered Russia's far-flung space industry will reorganized into five or six large holdings, the head of the country's space agency says. ... more |
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