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The launch of South Korea's KSLV-1 has been put off owing to a minor failure in its first-stage rocket motor

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Korean Rocket Launch Delayed Over Russian Engine Glitch

12:53 26/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)

The launch of South Korea's KSLV-1, its first space launch vehicle, which was due to take place on Friday morning, has been put off owing to a minor failure in its Russian-made Khrunichev RD-191 first-stage rocket motor, the Russian space agency said.

Main News of October 25
23:59 25/10/2012
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Soyuz with New Crew Docks at Space Station
17:31 25/10/2012
A Russian Soyuz TMA-06M spaceship with the new crew of the International Space Station (ISS), which took off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday, docked with the station successfully on Thursday, Russia's Flight Control Center (TsUP) said.
Live Broadcast of Soyuz Spacecraft Docking on EN.RIA.RU
15:56 25/10/2012
At 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (noon GMT) EN.RIA.RU will begin its live broadcast of the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft’s docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
International Space Station
15:56 25/10/2012
The manned orbital multi-role research facility is a joint international project. Participating countries: Belgium, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Canada, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, the United States, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Japan.
Soyuz Crew Prepares for Docking with Space Station
04:45 25/10/2012
A crew of Russia’s Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft is preparing to dock with the International Space Station on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.
Scientists Create Human Embryos With 3 People
02:40 25/10/2012
Scientists at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) have created human embryos using genes from one man and two women, a riveting development that could be used to prevent parents from passing incurable diseases on to their children, according to a study reported Wednesday in the science journal Nature.
Beluga Whale Mimicked Human Speech, New US Study Finds
01:55 24/10/2012
Parrots are apparently not the only animals that can impersonate people: A captive beluga whale was able to spontaneously mimic human speech, according to a new study released in the United States this week.
Arctic Deep-sea Litter Doubled in Past Decade
21:27 23/10/2012
Scientists have found that the amount of debris lying on the sea floor in the Arctic has doubled over the past decade, a biologist and deep-sea expert at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Melanie Bergmann, said on Tuesday.
Russian Scientists Condemn l'Aquila Quake Sentences
15:13 23/10/2012
Russian seismologists on Tuesday condemned the conviction of seven Italians of manslaughter for failing to warn residents before an earthquake hit central Italy in 2009.
Next Space Station’s Expedition Set for Launch from Baikonur
03:47 23/10/2012
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft with the International Space Station’s (ISS) Expedition 33/34 is set for the launch from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday afternoon.
New International Space Crew Confirmed
09:26 22/10/2012
The crew for the next mission to depart for the International Space Station on Tuesday has been confirmed.
Human Egg Freezing No Longer ‘Experimental,’ Fertility Group Says
23:42 19/10/2012
A complex medical procedure commonly known as “egg freezing,” which allows younger women to preserve their eggs, or oocytes, for later use in creating babies, has shown acceptable success rates and should no longer be considered experimental, according to a report released Friday.
Face Transplant Patient No Longer Hides from World
20:32 18/10/2012
An American man who lived with a severely disfigured face for more than a decade and received the most extensive face transplant in history said this week that he has been given a new life.
Study: Multivitamins Curb Cancer in Some Older Men
02:20 18/10/2012
The daily multivitamin, America’s most popular dietary supplement, has shown that it modestly prevents cancer in some older men, according to a US clinical study that was published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Space Station’s Orbit to be Adjusted for Next Spacecraft
03:14 17/10/2012
Specialists of the Moscow Region-based Mission Control Center will on Wednesday carry out a maneuver to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station.
Kaspersky Lab to Develop Industrial Operating System
16:22 16/10/2012
Russia's Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software firm is developing a new operating system for industrial users to protect them from malware attacks, Kaspersky Lab head Yevgeny Kaspresky said in his blog on Tuesday.
Nobel Prize 2012
17:33 15/10/2012
Winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize will be announced on October 8-15. The prizes will be handed out on December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.
Main News of October 14
23:58 14/10/2012
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Russia Launches US Telecoms Satellite
13:29 14/10/2012
Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket with a US telecoms satellite, Intelsat-23, blasted off on Sunday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a Russian Federal Space Agency spokesman said.

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