Russia May Open New Space Launch Site

Russia may open a new launch site for manned space missions, the RIA Novosti news agency reports.

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Russia Denies Satellite Destruction Rumors

The Russian defense minister denied Friday allegations that China launched a ballistic missile January 11 that destroyed a satellite.

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Russia Launched Cargo Ship to ISS

A Russian Soyuz-U rocket with a Progress M-59 space cargo ship has been launched from the Baikonur space center to the ISS.

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Russian Satellite to Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Russia is to launch a special satellite this year in search for extraterrestrial civilisations in remote galaxies, the ITAR-TASS news agency reports.

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Russian Space Rocket Falls on U.S.

Pieces of a spent Russian rocket reentered the atmosphere over Colorado and Wyoming early on Thursday, showering parts of the western United States with space debris, the Reuters news agency reported quoting U.S. space monitors.

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Russia Holds First Place in Spacecraft Launches

Russia has the first place in space launches with 45 percent of the world`s spacecraft launches conducted in 2006.

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Five Volunteers Selected for Simulated Mars Mission

Five volunteers have been selected for a simulated Mars mission, expected to be launched in Russia late next year, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti quoted a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency as saying Friday.

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Russia Not to Deploy Weapons in Space

Russia`s Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Russia is opposed to deploying weapons in space, despite the fact that space could be used for military purposes, Xinhua news agency reported Friday.

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Russia Sets New Date for Malaysian Astronaut

The date for Malaysia’s first astronaut to go to space has been moved to October 6 from September 2 of 2007, media reports reaching here said Friday.