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Articles with tag "Roscosmos"

Space shade

Elon Musk Challenges Russia’s Space Chief to Rap Battle

The rivalry between the SpaceX CEO and Roscosmos head Rogozin just got real.
Telecom launch

Russia Launches Its Most Powerful Telecom Satellite

The Yamal-601 satellite will broadcast to customers across Europe and Asia.
Failure to launch

Moscow Cries Foul as U.S. Bans Use of Russian Rockets

Roscosmos said the ban will "artificially limit the use of Russian launch vehicles internationally."
Thunderstruck

Lightning Strikes Russian Rocket in Mid-Air, Rocket Survives (Video)

“Lightning is no obstacle for you,” Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, tweeted.
Space Flight

‘No End in Sight’ to Fraud in Russia’s Space Agency, Top Investigator Says

“It’s a very simple scheme: The money is first moved abroad, then the family leaves, and then the defendant follows [them],” Bastrykin said.
Free ride

Russia to Send 'Outstanding Citizens' to Space for Free

Teachers and scientists will be given priority for the reward, the head of Roscosmos said.
Faux pas

Russian Space Official Fired After Comparing People to ‘Livestock’

“What category of Khrushevka livestock do you belong to: Do you drink, take drugs, or throw trash in the courtyard?" the official said.
Galactic ambitions

Russia Plans to Send Space Tourists on ‘Gagarin Route’ by 2021

Roscosmos signed a deal with the U.S. space tourism firm Space Adventures to send two civilians to the ISS by late 2021.
Space

Russian Space Chief Calls for More Women in Space

Media earlier reported on Russia's plans to put together a team of all-female cosmonauts.
NASA

Russian Space Chief Hits Back at Meme-Making Critics, Takes U.S. Snub in Stride

The head of Russia’s space administration wants critics to cut it out with their memes.
NASA

Russia Angered by NASA’s Revoked Invitation to U.S.

The U.S. decision to revoke an invitation for Russia’s space chief to visit the country has outraged Russian lawmakers.
ISS

Russia Will Send Tourists to Space Faster Than a Moscow-Brussels Flight, Space Head Vows

Passenger flights from the Russian capital to the capital of Belgium average 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Space

Russia Announces Plans to Establish Moon Colony by 2040

Russia plans to send its first manned mission to the moon and start construction of a long-term base between 2025 and 2034.
Corruption

Over $150M Embezzled in Construction of Russia’s Far East Spaceport — Prosecutors

Russia sees the Vostochny Cosmodrome project as vital to secure the country's independent access to space.
Space

Russia Plans Long-Term Base on the Moon — Space Agency

“We’re talking about creating a long-term base," Rogozin said Tuesday.
Space

Russia Launches International Manhunt for Space Contractor Reportedly Hiding in U.S.

Estimated damages from the suspected fraud amount to “hundreds of millions of rubles.”
Space

Cosmonautics Day: Russia's Space Exploration In Photos

On April 12, 1961, Vostok 1 became the first successful manned space flight in history.
Corruption

Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome Bosses Jailed for Mass Corruption

7.5 billion rubles ($126 million) were embezzled during the construction of Vostochny.
Space

Russian Space Agency Calls SpaceX Falcon Launch 'a Nice Trick'

Russia's reaction to the launch on Tuesday was ambivalent.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

How Elon Musk Beat Russia's Space Program (Op-ed)

The upstart billionaire's private passion enabled SpaceX to achieve things the Russian industry has given up on.
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