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Charles Simonyi (L), Mike Barrett (C), and Gennady Padalka (R), members of the main crew, in Star City on March 3, 2009 (AFP photo / Natalia Kolesnikova) 03.03.2009, 11:55

Space crew candidates face final test

Russian cosmonauts and their NASA colleagues, as well as two space tourists, are taking an exam in Star City near Moscow on Tuesday. The results will decide who’ll make up the crew of the next mission to the ISS.

International Space Station (AFP Photo / NASA Photo) 21.11.2008, 03:44 1 comment

ISS marks 10 years in orbit

The world’s most ambitious space project is 10 years old. A decade ago the first segment of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched into orbit. The station is due to be completed by 2011. RT spoke exclusively to the ISS crew via sa

15.10.2010, 15:40 2 comments

World watches Skolkovo

What exactly is the Skolkovo innovation center and why is the world watching it so closely? Anatoly Aleksandrov, one of six co-founders of the center and the rector of Bauman University fills RT in with the details.

RT Politics Interview
18.10.2010, 20:36 4 comments

Russian police probe Wikipedia for extremism

Moscow police have received a complaint saying that the international collaborative project Wikipedia contains extremist materials, and are currently working to check it.

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?

One of rifles made by Tsar Cannon company 02.09.2009, 10:25 21 comments

Russian sniper rifles take aim at American market

“Tsar Cannon”, the creators of cutting-edge sniper rifles, has the only factory in Russia that custom makes rifles for the secret service to protect both Russia’s president and prime minister.

Chinese J-11B 20.04.2010, 07:58 21 comments

Chinese version of Russian jet endangers bilateral relations

Despite holding the position as one of the world’s biggest economies, China seems unwilling to shed its reputation for producing cheap replicas.

Photo from locomosky.ru 03.03.2010, 13:17 12 comments

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Russia’s “flying saucer”

Russia has launched a program to build a powerful, multi-purpose airship that will certainly cause many people on the ground to take notice.

22.09.2010, 16:08 13 comments

Russia’s defense industry must generate innovations – Medvedev

President Medvedev has defined the situation with Russia’s defense industry as rather difficult because it keeps lagging behind developed countries. To boost the sector, he urged the industry to focus on innovations.

PAK FA Russian 5th generation fighter 29.01.2010, 09:30 14 comments

Russian fifth-generation fighter jet takes to the air

The maiden flight of the first Russian fifth-generation fighter jet was completed successfully on Friday morning.

Space tourist to make second flight

Published: 06 March, 2009, 06:11


AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov

The names of some of the crew for the 19th International Space Station mission have been announced.

 
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