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January 20, 2015

Russia Could Export 30 More Rocket Engines to US
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jan 20, 2015
Russian rocket manufacturer Energia is currently in talks with US space launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) over a contract to deliver 30 additional RD-180 rocket engines, Energia head Vladimir Solntsev said Friday. "We are currently discussing [with ULA] a contract to increase the engine shipment - i.e. at least 30 more engines," Solntsev said on Rossiya-24 TV channel. According to the Energia head, the United States wants the engines as soon as possible to "be sure of the future o ... read more

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	UA-led HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars The UK-led Beagle 2 Mars Lander, thought lost on Mars since 2003, has been found partially deployed on the surface of the planet, ending the mystery of what happened to the mission more than a decad ... more		Galactic 'hailstorm' in the early universe Two teams of astronomers led by researchers at the University of Cambridge have looked back nearly 13 billion years, when the Universe was less than 10 percent its present age, to determine how quas ... more

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