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Putin Gets Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake Water Sample

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:00 GMT

Russia’s Natural Resource Minister Yury Trutnev on Friday handed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a water sample from the pristine icebound Lake Vostok that had been hidden in the Antarctic for millions of years.

Russia Set to Build World’s Most Powerful Laser Station

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT

Russia is set to build the world’s most powerful dual-purpose laser station at the approximate cost of 45 billion rubles ($1.5 billion), a Russian nuclear official said on Thursday.

Russian Women Sue Hospital over Child Swap

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT

Two women from Russia’s Orenburg Region have sued the local maternity hospital where they were born in 1975 for allegedly swapping them at birth, a regional court said.

Russian Scientists May Reach Bottom of Antarctic Lake in 2014

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:05:00 GMT

Russian scientists are planning to use robotic probes to reach water layers at the bottom of an ancient sub-glacial lake in Antarctica in 2013-2014, Russian astrobiologist Sergei Bulat said.

Russia May Spend Almost $12 bln on Glonass in 2012-2020

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:50:00 GMT

Russia may spend 346.5 billion rubles (almost $12 bln) on its Glonass satellite navigation system in 2012-2020, the Kommersant daily said on Wednesday.

British Scientists Show Vegetables Can 'Talk'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:23:00 GMT

A research team at the University of Exeter visualized on television the ability of plants to communicate, the university reported on its website.

Russian Scientists Drill to Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:53:00 GMT

After decades of drilling , Russian scientists have finally managed to pierce through Antarctica’s ice sheet to reveal the secrets of a unique sub-glacial lake, Vostok, that has been sealed there for the past 20 million years, a scientific source said on Monday.

Russia Tests HIV Vaccine

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT

The State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, Vektor director Alexander Sergeyev said on Monday.

Heavy Ions Killed Mars Probe – Investigators

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT

Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was lost because space radiation disrupted its computer system, a commission investigating the incident said on Friday.

Phobos-Grunt spacecraft

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT

Iran Launches Observation Satellite

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Iran has successfully launched an observation satellite, Iranian news network Press TV reported on Friday.

Manned Moon Shot Possible by 2020 – Roscosmos

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT

A crewed mission to the moon is possible by 2020, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, said in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station on Thursday.

Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:59:00 GMT

Russia may repeat the Mars-500 experiment simulating a crewed flight to the Red Planet on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of the Russian Space Federal Agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday

Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Tests carried out by Russian space agency Roscosmos have ruled out the possibility a U.S. radar could be linked to the failure of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday.

Russia to Start Own Search for Extrasolar Planets

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:47:00 GMT

Russian astronomers are planning to start their own search for planets outside the Solar System using ground-based telescopes, head of the Institute for Space Research Lev Zelyony said on Wednesday.

Russia May Run Repeat Mission to Phobos

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Russia will send another sample mission to the Martian moon Phobos if the European Space Agency (ESA) decides not to include Russia in its ExoMars program, the head of Russia’s space agency said on Tuesday.

Engine Failure Behind Meridian Satellite Crash

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:05:00 GMT

The crash of Russia’s Meridian communication satellite late last year was caused by the destruction of one of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket’s engines, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Tuesday.

Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:52:00 GMT

Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia’s Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday.

Launch of Space Station Crews Delayed 45 Days

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:00 GMT

The launch of two new crews to the International Space Station (ISS) will be postponed by about 45 days over the need to build a reserve capsule, a Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) official said on Tuesday.

Surkov Appointed Deputy Chairman of Govt. Innovation Commission

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:47:00 GMT

Vladislav Surkov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of innovations and science, has been appointed deputy chairman of the government’s modern technologies and innovation commission.

Space Station’s Orbit Raised to Avoid Collision with Space Junk

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:07:00 GMT

Specialists of Russia’s Mission Control Center raised the orbit altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Sunday to prevent a possible collision with a Chinese satellite fragment, a spokesman for the Center said.

International Space Station

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:17:00 GMT

Russian Space Freighter Docks with ISS

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:17:00 GMT

The Progress M-14M space freighter launched on Thursday docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Saturday

Launch of Space Station Crew Faces Delay

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:00 GMT

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.

Russian space programs

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:00 GMT