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Meteors are about to bring gold to earth
In early October, a massive meteor shower will descend on Earth, brought by the comet Giacobini-Zinner, flying close to our planet.
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Russia explains the phenomenon of the ozone layer in the Arctic
On October 4, Russian scientist Alexander Makshtas in charge of the Russian Federation's Arctic and Antarctic Experimental Station confirmed that the amount of ozone in…
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Russia launched US telecommunications satellites into space
From Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia successfully launched the US Intelsat-18 telecommunications satellite to space on October 6.
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Thousands of people lost contact due to a satellite incident
Canadian media reported that (October 6, 2011), a satellite incident occurred, affecting thousands of people in rural areas of northern Canada and dozens of flights due…
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Old satellites race each other to fall to Earth
The 2.5-ton ROSAT telescope will fall to Earth in late October and is likely to cause 1.5 times more casualties than UARS satellites.
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Prepare to launch the first private spacecraft to ISS
SpaceX, California-based private rocket manufacturing company, announced on August 15 that it will conduct a test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in late…
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China is about to launch a Mars probe
Next October, China will launch its first Mars probe from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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China and Russia jointly explore Mars
Chinese and Russian spacecraft will take off in October this year to explore the red planet.
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The ghostly green comet scene approaches the Earth
According to astronomers, the ghostly green comet named 103P / Hartley has moved in position ...
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The terrible disaster of space exploration
On October 24, Russia celebrated 50 years of the most terrible accident in the history of world space exploration ...
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Transport vessel Progress M-08M successfully assembled ISS
At 20:36 (local time) on October 30, the M-08M, Russia transport ship, launched on October 27, successfully assembled with ISS.
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NASA delayed the launch of Discovery shuttle until November 3
On October 30, the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) announced to delay the launch of Discovery shuttle until November 3.
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Merging-M Spacecraft successfully assembled with ISS
Russia's TMA-M Combined Spacecraft, equipped with a digital control system, has successfully assembled with the International Space Station (ISS).
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China's satellite has enough fuel on Earth
China on October 12 said that the country's Russian-2 moon-moon satellite still has a large amount of fuel to return to Earth.
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China launches the Lunar Explorer spacecraft
At 18:59 hours 57 seconds, the Chinh Chinh-3 boosters were given fire points to explore the Moon Russian-2 spacecraft.