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3 Senior Managers Fired Over Proton-M Crash

17:38 23/08/2013

Three senior managers at Russia’s Khrunichev space company were dismissed over a Proton-M space rocket’s crash last month, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday.

Skolkovo: Russian 'Silicon Valley'
12:53 23/08/2013
A high-tech research and production hub, similar to the Silicon Valley in California, will be built in Skolkovo near Moscow.
Russian space programs
20:04 22/08/2013
Int’l Space Agencies Outline Steps to Take Humans to Mars
01:48 21/08/2013
A consortium of 12 space agencies, including NASA and Roscosmos, on Tuesday released a blueprint for future space exploration, which proposes using the International Space Station (ISS) as a stepping stone for sending human missions deeper into space, including to Mars.
NASA’s Newest Astronauts Discuss Having ‘The Right Stuff’
23:13 20/08/2013
NASA on Tuesday welcomed its newest astronauts – four men and four women who grew up on farms, military bases and in suburbia across the country, studied “hard science” in college, and have a wide range of professional experience from researching penguins in Antarctica to flying US fighter jets.
NASA Astronaut Spots Russian ‘UFO’ Near Space Station
15:13 20/08/2013
A NASA astronaut reported an unidentified flying object outside the International Space Station (ISS), which was later identified as an antenna shield from the ISS’ Russian module.
Chelyabinsk Meteorite Plume Lingered for Months – NASA
17:37 16/08/2013
The plume from a meteorite that exploded over Russia in February lingered in the atmosphere for months, US space agency NASA reported in a new study, producing a phenomenon with overtones of climate-changing natural disasters or a “nuclear winter.”
NASA Gives Up on Fixing Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope
01:57 16/08/2013
NASA said Thursday it is giving up on trying to fix its $600-million planet-hunting Kepler space telescope, which was crippled by an equipment failure three months ago, but insisted there is still plenty of life left in the “spectacularly successful” mission.
Russian Cosmonauts Set to Perform 6-Hour Spacewalk
00:54 16/08/2013
Two Russian crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) will carry out a spacewalk on Friday to install equipment for the arrival of a new Russian module, Russia’s Mission Control Center said.
US Scientists Discover World’s Newest Mammal
23:59 15/08/2013
US scientists announced Thursday the rare discovery of a new carnivorous mammal that lives in the trees of the Andes mountains in South America.
After Russian Rocket Crash, Kazakhstan Unhappy With Cleanup
20:13 15/08/2013
Kazakhstan’s environment minister is “dissatisfied” with the cleanup effort following a Russian space rocket crash last month, the ministry said Thursday.
Europe’s Planck Telescope Completes Space Mission
18:14 15/08/2013
After four years of mapping the universe, Europe’s Planck space observatory has been put in a disposal orbit and will soon be switched off, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.
Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Docks with Space Station
21:11 09/08/2013
A Japanese cargo freighter docked with the International Space Station on Friday, NASA said.
5 States Agree to Help Russia Build Heavy-Ion Collider
19:12 08/08/2013
Germany, Bulgaria and three former Soviet republics have agreed to join efforts with Russia to build a heavy-ion collider in a Moscow suburb, according to a letter of intent, signed Thursday.
NASA Launches New Russian-Language Mars Website
12:28 08/08/2013
A NASA website containing detailed images sent by a high-resolution camera orbiting Mars is now available in Russian, thanks to a 60-strong team of volunteer translators, a spokesman for the project said Thursday.
Ancient Treasures Found at Russian Nomad's Burial Site – Historian
13:24 06/08/2013
Archaeologists have found the intact burial chamber of a noble woman from a powerful tribe that roamed the Eurasian steppes 2,500 years ago in southern Russia, an official said Tuesday.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Nears First Anniversary on Mars
04:41 04/08/2013
NASA’s Curiosity rover is to celebrate its first anniversary on Mars next week.
Curiosity Mars rover mission
04:41 04/08/2013
The mission of Curiosity, the largest and most technologically complex Mars rover yet, is to determine whether Mars is or ever was a habitable planet for microbial life.
Top Russian Physics Centers Face Kremlin-Backed Merger – Report
17:25 02/08/2013
The Russian government is considering a plan to hand over control of the country’s leading physics research centers to an institute headed by a man linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a newspaper reported Friday.1
DNA Deciphered of Horse Used by Extinct Humans
20:10 31/07/2013
Russian scientists have deciphered the mitochondrial genome of a 50,000-year-old horse found in a Siberian cave that also hosted the remains of a now-extinct subspecies of humans who coexisted with the Neanderthals.

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