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December 30, 2015

Russia Postpones Plans on Extensive Moon Exploration Until 2025
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 30, 2015
The Russian space agency Roscosmos will give up on manned flights to the Moon and related activities at least until 2025, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reported Tuesday, citing the updated version of the Federal Space Program (FSP). According to the FSP for years 2016-2025, the Russian space industry will refrain from creating a lunar landing complex, a lunar orbital station, a lunar space suit and the system of robotic software for Moon flights, the newspaper said. In 2012, Russian Deputy ... read more

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				Russian Proton-M Carrier Rocket With Express-AMU1 Satellite Launched The Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with the Express-AMU1 communications satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a representative of Russia's space agency Roscosmos told ... more		Russia, India Agree to Boost Cooperation in Space Exploration Russia and India have affirmed common dedication to further collaborate in developing space exploration, rocket manufacture and engine manufacture, according to a joint statement published Thursday ... more

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Russia remains world leader for space launches Russia retained first place in the world in terms of number of successful space launches in 2015, with 29 completed, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. A total of 86 carrier rockets ... more		Asteroid 2003 SD220 Sleighs by Earth on Christmas Eve During the month of December, the Planetary Radar Group at Arecibo Observatory has observed near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 2003 SD220, which will have its closest approach to Earth on December 24. Althou ... more		Monkey King in China dark matter space quest sends data home China's first telescope tasked with searching for signs of the elusive dark matter formally began its quest Thursday when it sent home its first set of observation data. The Dark Matter Partic ... more		Boulders on a Martian Landslide The striking feature in this image, acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 19, 2014, is a boulder-covered landslide ... more

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