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Russia first tested space missiles since Soviet times
On July 9, Russia launched its first test of new space boosters since 1991, initially aiming to limit dependence on aerospace in Kazakhstan and other regions.
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Russia launches new space missiles from its base in the country
Russia will test the first new space missile since 1991 and launch from domestic territory, to limit dependence on aerospace in Kazakhstan and other regions.
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Auction of Soviet-era spacecraft
A Soviet spacecraft, which was launched twice in orbit in the late 70s of the last century, will be auctioned by German auctioneer Lempertz on May 7 in Brussels.
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Discover Mars-3 on Mars
Russian cosmic enthusiasts have reunited efforts in the Internet space and proved that even non-professionals can reveal the mysteries of the universe.
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Satellite Ecuador collided with Soviet missile fragments
The Pegaso satellite - the first satellite built by Ecuador and recently put into orbit last April, collided with the remaining pieces of a Soviet-launched missile in sp…
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Found Russian spacecraft on the Moon after 42 years
French scientists succeeded in using lasers to find the former Soviet Union's Lunokhod 1 self-propelled ship on the Moon. 42 years ago, Lunokhod 1 became the first explo…
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Traces Soviet missing ships on Mars
Some amateur scientists in Russia say they found the resting place of a Soviet ship that had been missing nearly 42 years ago.
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Soviet satellites fell to earth
Soviet's first fully operational weather satellite Meteor-1, on March 26, fell back to the earth's atmosphere after more than four decades in orbit, the US Strategic Com…
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The shuttle's juniors
The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has signed a contract worth $ 80 million with Sierra Nevada (SNC) to design a new space transport ship.
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Why does NASA director have to
Werner von Braun - the maker of the V-1, V-2 bomb for the Nazis was captured by the US when he liberated Berlin and from a war prisoner became the 1st master engineer to…
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50 years ago people flew into space for the first time
Half a century ago, astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to enter the universe, marking a bold mark in human history and creating the greatest achievement of t…
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Announcing the cause of Gagarin's death
The first astronaut to fly into space died when his plane dived to avoid a hot air balloon in 1968, documents recently declassified by the Russian government.
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America's trump card in the space race with Russia
In order to defeat the Soviet Union in the space race 50 years ago, the United States trained chimpanzees to become astronauts.
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Traces of the former Soviet Union's Buran space project
In the mid-1970s, the Soviet Union implemented the Buran program - a program in response to NASA's shuttle program at the time.
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The truth about Yuri Gagarin flying into space
The era of the universe began in April 1961, when Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin flew into Earth orbit.