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Soyuz Spacecraft Leaves Space Station for Earth

13:36 27/04/2012 MISSION CONTROL, April 27 (RIA Novosti)

A Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft with three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew undocked from the station's Rassvet module on Friday in preparation for return to Earth, a Russian mission control center spokesman said.

Plan to Counter Space Threats Proposed

19:16 26/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 26 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has proposed a special federal program to neutralize space threats, Roscosmos deputy head Vyacheslav Davydov said on Thursday.

People to Land on Mars in 'Next 40 Yrs' - Scientist

12:34 23/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti)

The world may see a manned spaceflight to Mars in the first half of this century, a prominent Russian academic has said.

Progress Freighter Docks with Space Station

19:42 22/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 22 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on April 20 dock with the International Space Station on Sunday, a mission control spokesman said on Sunday.

Progress Space Freighter Launched from Baikonur

18:05 20/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti)

A Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur launching site in Kazakhstan on Friday for the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for the Russian mission control center said.

Effect of Zero Gravity on Cosmonaut's Body

13:00 16/04/2012

Negative effects of long-duration zero gravity on human organism

Russia Looks for Commercial Space Projects

19:55 12/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti)

Russia needs to invigorate its efforts to implement commercial space projects jointly with the European Space Agency and individual space powers, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Russia Losing Space Race – Poll

17:52 12/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti)

Russia is losing its position as the leader of the space race and needs to invest more in the space industry, a new poll by Levada Center revealed to mark Cosmonauts Day on Thursday.

Putin Calls for Space Launch Development Strategy

17:01 12/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a national strategy was needed for the development of the country’s space launch centers.

The Road To Space Exploration

14:40 12/04/2012

Russia celebrates Cosmonautics Day every April 12. On April 12, 1961, the Vostok-1 spacecraft with Yury Gagarin onboard lifted off from the Baikonur Space Center. However, this event was preceded by a massive research effort.

Gagarin was chosen from six top candidates

12:47 12/04/2012

By March 1960, the Soviet Union had its first cosmonaut squad, which was made up of nine Air Force pilots, six Air Defense Force pilots and five Naval Aviation pilots, 20 people in total. Biomedical training of would-be cosmonauts included 10-15-day stints inside an isolation chamber, the so-called “dead room.” The candidates were also subjected to incredible stresses inside centrifuges, pressure and heat chambers.

Russian Lunar Explorer Simulation

10:24 12/04/2012

The lunar explorer Selenokhod was built by the only Russian team to compete for the $30 million Google Lunar X-Prize to build a robotic Moon-explorer able to travel more than 500 meters over the Moon's surface and send back video footage.

Who Wants to be a Cosmonaut?

10:06 12/04/2012

In 2012, Roskosmos will enroll cosmonauts for the first time on a competitive basis

Russian Plans to Explore Solar System

17:33 09/04/2012

Russian Academy of Sciences’ proposal regarding Solar System exploration in 2012-2025

Space Station Crew Set to Land April 27 – Roscosmos

20:17 28/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has set the date for the return of the Soyuz TMA-22 manned spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth for April 27, head of manned flight programs at Roscosmos Alexei Krasnov said on Wednesday.

Russia to Build Nuclear Space Engine by 2017

16:23 28/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti)

A Russian Megawatt-class nuclear propulsion system for long-range manned spacecraft must be ready by 2017, Skolkovo Foundation's Nuclear Cluster head Denis Kovalevich said on Wednesday.

Space Station Orbit Adjusted for Docking

03:04 29/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti)

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised by 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) on Wednesday to ensure the best conditions for the docking of Russia’s Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft with the station, Russian Mission Control spokeswoman said.

Launch of Space Station Crew Faces Delay

17:53 27/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti)

The launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying the new International Space Station (ISS) crew may be postponed over faults in the capsule’s assembly, a source within the Russian space industry told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Roscosmos Launches Cosmonaut Recruitment Drive

16:24 27/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos has launched a cosmonaut selection competition, Roscosmos said on its web site on Friday.

Soyuz 2.1a with six Globalstar satellites launched from Baikonur

22:12 28/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 28 (RIA Novosti)

The rocket carrier Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat booster and six American Globalstar-2 satellites has been launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) said.

Launch of Russian Proton-M carrier rocket postponed

18:18 26/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti)

The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunications satellite SES-4 (NSS-14) onboard was called off on Monday due to "technical problems", a spokesman for the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said.

Russia, Europe plan joint mission to Jupiter

15:07 20/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 20 (RIA Novosti)

The head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos Vladimir Popovkin and European Space Agency’s (ESA) Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain held a meeting in Moscow and decided to proceed with Moon research mission and flight to Jupiter, Roscosmos said on Tuesday.

Russian president warns space officials over failures

01:54 27/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 27 (RIA Novosti)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to punish officials responsible for recent failures in the space industry.

Expedition ISS-29 crew: first minutes on Earth

15:31 22/11/2011

The descent module of Soyuz TMA-02M landed in a Kazakhstan location close to the calculated landing site.

Kourou Space Center

21:15 20/11/2011

Russia’s Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have started lifting off from the Kourou (Guiana) Space Center located near Kourou in French Guiana (South America).

Russia has two weeks to put Mars probe back on track

15:39 09/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti)

Engineers have up to two weeks to correct the path of a Russian probe bound for Mars, a top space official said on Wednesday.

Russian probe fails to set course to Mars – Roscosmos

06:51 09/11/2011 BAIKONUR, November 9 (RIA Novosti)

A robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos launched early on Wednesday has failed to reach a flying orbit after separation from the launch vehicle, the head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency said.

Russia launches probe to Mars moon

00:19 09/11/2011 BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan), November 9 (RIA Novosti)

Russia launched early on Wednesday a robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos in the nation's first attempt to carry out an interplanetary mission in 15 years.

Russia launches Proton-M carrier rocket from Baikonur space center

03:29 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)

Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket with a military purpose spacecraft was launched early on Wednesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a Space Forces spokesman said

Russia may put space program under state defense order

16:55 31/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti)

The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday it is considering returning the federal space program to the framework of the state defense order to ensure steady financing and reduce the number of accidents with space launches.

Russia to allocate $8 billion to build space center in Far East

07:04 11/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti)

Russia will allocate about 250 billion rubles ($8.4 billion) to build the Vostochny space center in Far East, the head of the country's space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.

Progress M-11M space freighter launched into orbit

19:49 21/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 21 (RIA Novosti)

A Russian cargo spacecraft undocked from a Soyuz-U carrier rocket and was launched into orbit on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.

Russia sends two Soyuz carrier rockets to French Guiana

03:04 21/05/2011

Two Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are on the way from Samara to St. Petersburg to be shipped to French Guiana for future launches from the Kourou space center, the Progress design bureau said.

Model of Russian piloted spacecraft to go on show in August

12:17 07/04/2011

The head of the Russian spacecraft manufacturer RKK Energia promised on Thursday to demonstrate a mock-up of a new manned spaceship at the August 16-21 Maks-2011 air show to be held in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.

Russia's new Angara rockets to be test launched before 2014 - Space Forces

02:11 24/03/2011

Test launches of Russia's new generation Angara booster rockets will begin no later than 2013, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.

Cosmonauts train in Star City

21:11 21/02/2011

The next International Space Station crew is training in Zvyozdny Gorodok (Star City), in the Moscow Region. The Yury Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center has the facilities to simulate zero gravity and a high g-force.

Medvedev calls for Russian space exploration program

21:04 08/02/2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia should develop its own space exploration program.

Russian Soyuz craft docks with international space station

23:56 17/12/2010

The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman has successfully docked with the International Space Station.

Soyuz spacecraft with new ISS crew launched from Baikonur

22:46 15/12/2010

The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft carrying a new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

A Russian Soyuz capsule arrives back to earth

13:02 27/09/2010

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts back from a six-month mission on the International Space Station touched down safely in Kazakhstan on Saturday.

Undocking of Soyuz TMA-18 postponed until Saturday

09:06 24/09/2010

The departure of the Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spaceship from the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed on Friday for technical reasons and will be postponed until Saturday, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) head Anatoly Perminov said.

Soyuz TMA-18 spaceship to return to Earth Friday

14:51 23/09/2010

The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spaceship with three crew members on board will depart early on Friday from the International Space Station, a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said.

Vladimir Putin sees the future of space exploration

14:01 21/07/2010

On Monday Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin brought some good news to Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, located in Korolyov, Moscow Region. The prime minister informed the company’s management that the government had decided to allocate 24.7 billion rubles (around $811,000) for the construction of the Vostochny Space Center in the Amur Region.

Space freighter's orbit to be adjusted for new docking attempt

00:33 03/07/2010

The orbit of a Russian space freighter will be adjusted twice on Saturday to ensure a successful docking with the International Space Station on Sunday, a source at the Mission Control Center told RIA Novosti.

Russia to test launch new spacecraft from Baikonur in 2015

17:27 03/06/2010

Russia will test launch a new spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2015, the head of the manned space program at Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.

Russia to launch first carrier rocket from Kourou on December 17

12:11 14/05/2010

The first launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana has been scheduled for December 17, Russia's top space official said on Friday

Russia's Cosmos-3M space carrier orbits military satellite

07:35 27/04/2010

A Russian carrier rocket orbited a military satellite on Tuesday at 6:08 Moscow time (2:08 GMT), a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.

Russia confirms plans of rocket launch from French Guiana in 2010

13:43 13/04/2010

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday confirmed plans to launch a Soyuz carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana later this year.

Soyuz takes off for International Space Station

08:24 02/04/2010

A Soyuz-FG rocket bearing a Soyuz TMA-18 piloted spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday morning from Russia's Baikonur space centre.

ISS orbit to be raised by 1.7 km - Mission Control

14:00 23/03/2010

The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) will be boosted by 1.7 kilometers (about a mile) on March 24, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said on Tuesday.

Russia plans to launch first flight to the Moon in 2011-2012

13:24 31/08/2006

Russia plans to conduct its first manned flight around the Moon in 2011-2012, the president of a leading spacecraft company said Thursday.

Russia proposes extending ISS service life

12:17 31/08/2006

A leading Russian space concern proposed Thursday using the International Space Station for continued research after its operational life comes to an end in just under 10 years' time.

Russia plans to launch 30 satellites, probes to Mars, Venus

13:54 29/08/2006

Russia mulls new space station, missions to Moon, Mars

12:02 29/08/2006

The International Space Station will be dismantled after 2015 to be replaced with a new orbital station, a Russian Space Agency official said Tuesday.

Iranian-born American approved to replace Japanese space tourist

20:18 22/08/2006

Russian rocket to orbit U.S. satellite on August 5

16:09 04/08/2006

Russia, Europe agree to launch space exploration project

14:44 21/07/2006

Russia space agency to unite space cos. into holdings by 2015

17:02 19/07/2006

Kremlin steps into tourist cyberspace with online excursion

16:39 12/07/2006

Discovery puts U.S. space program back on track

13:17 07/07/2006

Russian space industry to be based on 3-4 core ventures by 2015

10:09 06/07/2006

Russia's government will discuss a plan to establish three or four integrated structures incorporating about 60% of all space industry enterprises at a meeting Thursday, a source said.

A difficult road ahead for Russian space navigation

17:35 28/06/2006

Russia to launch unique space observatory

15:17 20/06/2006

Russian spaceship set for fiery end in Pacific after leaving ISS

13:07 19/06/2006

A Russian launch vehicle will be sunk in the Pacific Ocean Monday evening after being undocked from the world's sole orbital station earlier in the day, a Mission Control official said.

Russia plans to produce rare-earth metals on Moon - space agency

13:42 05/06/2006

Russia plans produce rare-earth metals on the Moon, a deputy head of the Federal Space Agency said Monday.

Malaysian astronaut to fly to ISS in 2007 - Russian space agency - 1

18:02 19/05/2006

Malaysia's first astronaut will fly to the International Space Station on board a Russian Soyuz space shuttle in September 2007, Russia's state space agency said Friday.

Russia, Kazakhstan to develop unique space system

12:26 19/05/2006

Russian space co. says hopes to start extracting helium on Moon

16:37 18/05/2006

Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energia said Thursday it intends to start extracting lunar reserves of helium-3 to boost terrestrial energy supplies when a re-usable cargo shuttle comes online.

Russia's ICBM design firm: looking back at a dramatic 60-year story

13:54 18/05/2006

Sea Launch program to orbit next satellite in June

13:00 18/05/2006

Sea Launch, the world's sole company to orbit satellites from a pad in equatorial waters, will send an American satellite into space in June, the international consortium said Thursday.

Russian space corporation set to double Soyuz rocket output -1

18:21 17/05/2006

Russia's leading spacecraft corporation intends to double the production of piloted Soyuz spacecraft with the help of foreign investors, the company's head said Wednesday.

Growing Russian aerospace industry to display its products in Berlin

15:11 16/05/2006

Russia to develop new rocket for manned spacecraft launches

15:58 12/05/2006

Two major Russian space enterprises have agreed to develop the Soyuz-2-3 rocket to launch a new-generation manned spacecraft, a company spokesperson said Friday.

U.S. woman selected as backup to confirmed space tourist

15:18 05/05/2006

An American woman may become the first female space tourist after being chosen as backup to a Japanese man expected to blast off this fall, Russia's space agency said Friday.

Russia launches Kosmos military satellite from Plesetsk base

22:00 03/05/2006

Putin congratulates Khrunichev space center with jubilee

16:12 30/04/2006

President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the Khrunichev state research and production space center with the 90th anniversary of its establishment, the presidential press office said Sunday.

Russia to start extracting helium on Moon as Soyuz goes digital

15:00 27/04/2006

Russian cargo spacecraft to dock with ISS Wednesday evening

10:56 26/04/2006

The unmanned Progress M-56 cargo ship will deliver 2.6 metric tons of equipment, fuel, oxygen, water, food, and also Easter gifts to the 13th crew of the International Space Station, the official said.

The danger of asteroid strikes

18:50 21/04/2006

What does Russia plan to do in outer space?

13:44 19/04/2006

Russia's Mission Control set to widen ISS orbit by 700 meters

10:00 19/04/2006

Russia's Mission Control near Moscow said it would widen the International Space Station's orbit by 700 meters on Wednesday evening.

Putin congratulates ISS crew on successful mission

15:36 12/04/2006

President Vladimir Putin Wednesday offered his congratulations to a recently returned crew from the International Space Station as Russia celebrated the 45th anniversary of the first-ever manned space flight.

Landmarks of Russian space exploration

10:41 12/04/2006

Russia prepares lunar program to recover energy resources

20:19 11/04/2006

Russia is preparing to launch an ambitious lunar project which could provide access to alternative energy resources, a company involved in the project said Tuesday.

The 108 minutes that changed the world

11:56 11/04/2006

Russian govt. to spend more on space in 2006-15 - official

14:58 07/04/2006

Weaponization of space will have unpredictable consequences

19:11 05/04/2006

Predicting earthquakes from space

16:30 31/03/2006

GLONASS system to open for Russian consumers in 2007 - minister

13:45 21/03/2006

Russia's defense minister said the country's global navigation satellite system would be available to domestic consumers for military as well for civilian purposes by the end of 2007.

Four more Glonass-M satellites to be constructed in 2006

11:28 20/03/2006

Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS module

10:35 20/03/2006

Valery Tokarev, the captain of the Soyuz, undocked with the Zarya module at 9.46 a.m. Moscow time (6.46 a.m. GMT) and docked with the Zvezda module in manual mode.

Re-usable Clipper spacecraft to be introduced by 2015

13:43 14/03/2006

Russia to help Venezuela put first astronaut into space

18:46 06/03/2006

Russian Progress spacecraft sunk in Pacific

18:13 03/03/2006

Russian space industry still optimistic and creative

23:20 28/02/2006

Russian rocket to orbit Arab satellite February 28

19:38 06/02/2006

Russia hopes to launch reusable spacecraft in 2012

19:33 30/01/2006

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