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Russia Successfully Test Launches New Soyuz-5 Rocket
Soyuz-5, a launch vehicle equipped with the world's most powerful liquid-fueled engine, lifted off successfully at 2100 Moscow time on April 30.
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Russia Patents Rotating Space Station Concept to Generate Artificial Gravity in Orbit
Russia’s Energia rocket company has patented a rotating space station concept designed to generate artificial gravity for astronauts. The system would use spinning habitable modules to simulate half of Earth’s gravity, potentially reducing health risks linked to long missions as the International Space Station nears retirement.
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Russia Space Agency Head Fired Over Failed Moon Mission
The Kremlin removed the head of Russia's space agency after the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the moon in 47 years.
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
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Russia Aborts Test Launch Of Angara-A5 Space Rocket Due To Technical Glitch
A technical malfunction forced Russia on Tuesday to abort the test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.
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Russian Astronaut To Set Record Today For Most Time Spent In Space
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is expected to set a world record on Sunday for the duration of space flights with nearly 2-1/2 years in total, Russian news agencies reported.
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"ISS Getting Old": Russia Aims To Have Its Own Space Station By 2027
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia's new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027.
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After Recent Failure, Russia Space Agency Head Vows To Continue Moon Race
The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Monday advocated for Russia to stay in the lunar race, a day after announcing its mission had crashed.
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Luna 25 Spacecraft Produces First Results, Says Russia Space Agency
The Russian spacecraft on a mission to the moon's south pole has produced its first results and they are being analysed, Russia's national space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.
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US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities
US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs. US authorities have for years said Chinese hackers are targeting US space know-how, including having accessed computers ...
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Bright Flashes Over Australia Are Likely Remnants Of Russian Rocket
Flashes of light seen across the sky over south-eastern Australia on Monday night were likely to have been remnants of a Russian rocket, the country's space agency said.
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Russia To Launch Lunar Mission This Week, First In Nearly 5 Decades
Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander later this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly 50 years.
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Improved Defence Capabilities Can Track Objects In Space, Claims Russia
Russia said on Wednesday it has enhanced its defence capability to track objects in space, allowing it to detect foreign spacecraft and determine their purpose much more quickly.
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Russia Leaving The International Space Station - Possible Consequences
Russia's announcement this week that it will leave the International Space Station "after 2024" raises critical questions about the outpost's future viability.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Shake-Up At Russia's Space Agency
President Vladimir Putin ordered a shake-up of Russia's space agency on Friday, appointing Yuri Borisov, a former deputy prime minister and deputy defence minister, to replace Dmitry Rogozin as its head.
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Russia Successfully Test Launches New Soyuz-5 Rocket
Soyuz-5, a launch vehicle equipped with the world's most powerful liquid-fueled engine, lifted off successfully at 2100 Moscow time on April 30.
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Russia Patents Rotating Space Station Concept to Generate Artificial Gravity in Orbit
Russia’s Energia rocket company has patented a rotating space station concept designed to generate artificial gravity for astronauts. The system would use spinning habitable modules to simulate half of Earth’s gravity, potentially reducing health risks linked to long missions as the International Space Station nears retirement.
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Russia Space Agency Head Fired Over Failed Moon Mission
The Kremlin removed the head of Russia's space agency after the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the moon in 47 years.
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
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Russia Aborts Test Launch Of Angara-A5 Space Rocket Due To Technical Glitch
A technical malfunction forced Russia on Tuesday to abort the test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.
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Russian Astronaut To Set Record Today For Most Time Spent In Space
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is expected to set a world record on Sunday for the duration of space flights with nearly 2-1/2 years in total, Russian news agencies reported.
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"ISS Getting Old": Russia Aims To Have Its Own Space Station By 2027
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia's new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027.
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After Recent Failure, Russia Space Agency Head Vows To Continue Moon Race
The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Monday advocated for Russia to stay in the lunar race, a day after announcing its mission had crashed.
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Luna 25 Spacecraft Produces First Results, Says Russia Space Agency
The Russian spacecraft on a mission to the moon's south pole has produced its first results and they are being analysed, Russia's national space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.
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US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities
US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs. US authorities have for years said Chinese hackers are targeting US space know-how, including having accessed computers ...
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Bright Flashes Over Australia Are Likely Remnants Of Russian Rocket
Flashes of light seen across the sky over south-eastern Australia on Monday night were likely to have been remnants of a Russian rocket, the country's space agency said.
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Russia To Launch Lunar Mission This Week, First In Nearly 5 Decades
Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander later this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly 50 years.
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Improved Defence Capabilities Can Track Objects In Space, Claims Russia
Russia said on Wednesday it has enhanced its defence capability to track objects in space, allowing it to detect foreign spacecraft and determine their purpose much more quickly.
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Russia Leaving The International Space Station - Possible Consequences
Russia's announcement this week that it will leave the International Space Station "after 2024" raises critical questions about the outpost's future viability.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Shake-Up At Russia's Space Agency
President Vladimir Putin ordered a shake-up of Russia's space agency on Friday, appointing Yuri Borisov, a former deputy prime minister and deputy defence minister, to replace Dmitry Rogozin as its head.
