When Russia's space agency Roscosmos sends up some cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday 22 August, it not only ...
A top secret Russian military satellite designed to monitor other satellites in space was launched into orbit on Monday onboard a modified Soyuz rocket, said officials at the country’s Defence Ministry. The mission lifted off from the Site 43 launch...
Space tourists wanting to raise the bar in daring off-world escapades can now go one step further than travelling to low-Earth orbit and holidaying in the International Space Station – they can now get outside and go for a spacewalk too. In a recent...
According to Russian domestic news site RIA Novosti, the country is developing a new mini space shuttle, that is comparable in size to the US Air force’s mysterious space plane, the X-37B. The craft, which will be used to transport cargo into orbit ...
... power module creates a promising Russian space station to meet the challenges of providing secure access to space (for Russia).” Russia’s participation in the space station program beyond 2020 has been in doubt since government officials said they...
..., 2012. pp. 159–65. http://federalbook.ru/files/OPK/Soderjanie/OPK-8/III/Davidov.pdf. 2 The basis of government policy on Russia’s ecological development up till 2030 have been approved. Russian President’s website. 30 April 2012. http://news.kremlin...