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Articles with tag "Space"

Russia to Launch Starlink Rival Later This Year, Roscosmos Chief Says

More than 900 Rassvet low-orbit satellites are expected to be launched by 2035, with commercial services planned to begin in 2027.

Roscosmos Says It Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon

The space agency said it also plans to move forward with building a new Russian orbital station to succeed the International Space Station.
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Kazakhstan Denies Russia Plans Early Exit From Baikonur Spaceport

Local media in Kazakhstan have reported that Russia could exit the lease between 2026 and 2028 as it pulls back from international space cooperation.
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Ukraine Says Drones Targeted Russia's Space Surveillance System

Kyiv said the drones had "successfully reached" the Russian GRU military intelligence agency's facility for intercepting and analyzing satellite communications...
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Soyuz Spacecraft Brings Joint Russian-American Crew Home From ISS

The crew spent 220 days in space after traveling to the International Space Station in September last year.
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Soyuz Rocket Blasts Off to Space With Russian Cosmonauts, NASA Astronaut

Onboard the MS-27 craft are Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.
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EU Threatens Russia With Sanctions Over Possible Hostilities in Space

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged the bloc to strengthen its ability to counter threats in space.
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Blinken Says Russia Plans To Share Advanced Satellite Tech With N. Korea

Blinken said that the U.S. also believed that Russia "may be close" to formally accepting North Korea's status as a nuclear power.
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Russia Launches Supply Rocket to International Space Station

A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Progress MS-29 cargo ship lifted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:22 p.m. Moscow time.
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Russia Launches ‘Record’ Number of Satellites Into Orbit, Including 2 Iranian-Built Devices

In total, the mission placed 51 Russian satellites, one Russian-Chinese device, a Russian-Zimbabwean satellite and two Iranian satellites into orbit.
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Russia to Launch Private Iranian Satellites Into Orbit

Iran says the satellites will be used for agriculture, environmental monitoring and communications in remote areas.
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Russian Cosmonauts Return to Earth After Record ISS Stay

Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub spent 374 days in low-Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station, the longest-ever continuous stay there.
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In Photos: Northern Lights Illuminate Skys Across Russia

Images capturing the vibrant scarlet and green auroras were shared online from the western Pskov region to eastern Siberia.
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Rare Northern Lights, Meteor Shower Combo Dazzles Over Russia

The stunning display was visible from parts of western and southern Russia, as well as the Ural Mountains and Siberia.
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3 EU Citizens Detained at Russian Spaceport

Two Dutch citizens and a Belgian "were arrested on Tuesday for unlawfully entering the territory of Baikonur," a Russian military court spokesperson said...
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ISS Crew Takes Shelter as Russian Satellite Breaks Up in Space

U.S. Space Command said its radars had detected “over 100 pieces of trackable debris” from the break-up of the Resurs P1 Earth observation satellite...
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Russian Cosmonaut Kononenko Breaks Own Record With 1K Days Spent in Space

Kononenko became the world record holder in February when he overtook fellow cosmonaut Gennady Padalka by spending 879 consecutive days in space.
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U.S. Accuses Russia of Launching Space Weapon in American Satellite’s Orbit

“Russia deployed this new counter-space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite,” the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Russia Successfully Launches Angara A5 Rocket on Third Attempt

The previous two attempts to launch the spacecraft earlier this week had been called off due to technical malfunctions.
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Russia Aborts Spacecraft Launch for Second Day in a Row

The Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket was due to be launched for the first time from Vostochny, a spaceport in Far East Russia’s Amur region.
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