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Russia To Start Flight-Testing New Cargo Spacecraft In 2016-17
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 16, 2009Flight tests of Russia's new cargo spacecraft will start in 2016-17, the general designer of the RSC Energia rocket manufacturer said on Monday. "We will make the new cargo ship more economical, less expensive than those used today," Vitaly Lopota said. He said the cargo spacecraft would be part of a new transport system also including a new manned spaceship and a new launch vehicle. ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Google Co-Founder May Become Space Tourist 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 07, 2009Russian-born American billionaire and Google co-founder Sergey Brin may become a space tourist in 2012, the president of Space Adventures announced at a press conference. Eric Anderson said on Sunday that Sergey Brin was among the potential candidates to fly into space, and added that Space Adventures would continue to send tourists into space despite the fact that the ISS crew is to incre ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Tunguska Blast Caused By Exploding Comet 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009The mysterious Tunguska blast in 1908 that flattened millions of trees in Siberia was due to the explosion of a hydrogen-saturated part of a comet in Earth's atmosphere, a Russian scientist said Monday. Eduard Drobyshevsky, a doctor of physical and mathematical science and chief researcher at the Ioffe physics and technology institute of the Russian Academy of Science, said his new theory ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Russia Urges North Korea To Show Restraint In Rocket Launch 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009Russia urges North Korea to show restraint with its upcoming rocket launch and related activities, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman's comments came soon after reports emerged that the North had deployed fighter planes to fend off any attempts to intercept the rocket, which it says will be putting a satellite into orbit. "Restraint in rocket activities wo ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Russia To Launch Another 3 Soyuz Spacecraft To ISS In 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz piloted spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The first Soyuz TMA vehicle this year, the TMA-14, was launched on March 26 and delivered members of the 19th Expedition to the ISS. "In line with international agreements, Russia will launch the Soyuz TMA-15 on May ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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