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14.05.2009, 16:04

ISS crew to kick-off Eurovision final voting

The official start to voting for the best act at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will be given by the crew of the International Space Station, the Russian Space Agency reports on Thursday.

10.10.2009, 07:44

First clown in space launches biggest show on and off Earth

Circus entrepreneur and the "first clown in space", Guy Laliberte has put on a show that was literally out of this world. The space tourist directed a performance dedicated to the problem of water shortages on Earth.

RIA Novosti 22.10.2010, 10:16 1 comment

Census in Russia reaches for the cosmos

Everyone counts in Russia this week, with a nationwide census now underway. It is an effort to better understand today's population - from current living standards to improving its future.

International Space Station on sunrise (Image from nasa.gov) 25.10.2010, 21:59

ISS sets record for constant manned spaceflight

The ISS prepares to become the longest continuously-manned space station to orbit Earth on November 2 when it will mark its 10 year anniversary of having a constant human presence in orbit.

Shot taken from a helicopter in the Krasnodar region, June 2009 (Photo from kosmopoisk.org) 29.06.2009, 10:52 29 comments

Mysterious circles shock locals in Russia’s South

Mysterious pictograms consisting of several circles have appeared on a wheat field in Southern Russia’s Krasnodar region. Was it someone’s joke or did aliens visit us?

02.02.2010, 17:23 14 comments

US awakens Chinese dragon over Taiwan arms deal

Beijing has announced it may punish US aviation companies involved in the multibillion-dollar arms deal, while Taipei remains defiant in the face of criticism from the mainland.

05.03.2009, 16:22 12 comments

Russia developing anti-satellite weapons

The Russian military are developing anti-satellite weapons, according to deputy defence minister, Vladimir Popovkin.

21.07.2009, 22:51 7 comments

"I could see Armstrong bouncing on the moon"

Russia's prominent cosmonaut, first man to walk in space, Aleksey Leonov strongly rejects claims that Americans made up their moon mission and shares with RT his memories of Neil Armstrong walking on the lunar surface.

Image from cfa.harvard.edu 19.12.2009, 01:20 11 comments

“Amazing” discovery of a new planet

As a group of astronomers has reported about the discovery of a new planet – possibly inhabitable – close to the solar system, space entrepreneur Jeff Manber has told RT why he thinks the discovery is so exciting.

26.01.2010, 15:40 11 comments

Russian company eyes offensive military satellite

Leading Russian spacecraft producer Energia has presented a concept of a universal military satellite with offensive capabilities.

Starry-eyed on return to Earth

Published: 13 October, 2009, 14:14
Edited: 13 October, 2009, 18:02


Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte (AFP Photo / Pool / Yuri Kochetkov)

His adventures may have made him 35 million dollars poorer, but that means nothing to the world's first space clown.

 
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