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Bulava Missile Designer Blames Industry For Test FailuresMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 21, 2010 Yury Solomonov, the designer of the troubled Bulava ballistic missile, said that the poor state of the Russian defense industry was the main cause of the weapon's failed test launches. Solomonov resigned from his post as general director of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT) in July 2009 after a series of unsuccessful Bulava tests, but retained his post as general designer of the missile. "I can say in earnest that none of the design solutions have been changed as a result of ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2010In its first five years in orbit, NASA's Swift satellite has given astronomers more than they could have hoped for. Its discoveries range from a nearby nascent supernova to a blast so far away that it happened when our universe was only 5 percent of its present age. Swift primarily studies gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) - the biggest and most mysterious explosions in the cosmos. On April 13, the ... more 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 20, 2010An engine nozzle turns a dramatic array of colors during a recent hot-fire test at NASA's White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N.M. A team of engineers from Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and Johnson Space Center in Houston conducted tests on a cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid methane engine to measure the engine's performance ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2010Iran could develop a ballistic missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, a senior US official told lawmakers on Tuesday. Asked at a senate hearing about Tehran's missile capability, James Miller, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said current estimates indicate "that it could potentially be as soon as 2015." But he said that estimate assumed "foreign ass ... more |
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Is Russia Selling Out IranMoscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 21, 2010 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's criticism of Iran during his recent visit to the United States came as a pleasant surprise for the Western and Israeli press. Medvedev said, "Iran is causing some problems", adding that "the most important thing now is for us to find evidence of what their nuclear program is." The Russian president went on to say that Iran either ignores the questions addressed to it or makes suggestive statements. Isn't this enough to silence critics who claim that Russia is in ... read more |
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