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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 30, 2009 
The launch of a US telecom satellite from Kazakhstan was scrubbed overnight for technical reasons, Russia's Roskosmos space agency said Monday as quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency. "The date of the new launch is unknown - either it will be postponed by an indefinite time or by 24 hours," officials said. The Intelsat-15 satellite, built by Orbital Sciences. It was to be launched by a Zenit-3SLB rocket. The reasons for the delay were not specified. ... read more 
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Nov 30, 2009ISRO is planning 36 launches during the 11th plan with more than six a year, a top space official said here today. The expanding horizon of the Indian Space Programme, with more number of launches annually and missions like reusable launch vehicle on the anvil, calls for increased productivity with consistent quality and at a competitive cost, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director ... more
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2009A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29 launch, Russia's Khrunichev center said on Friday. DirecTV satellite operator has a contract with Russian-U.S. joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the DirecTV-12 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket to expand its existing satellite grouping. ... more 
Star City, Russia (UPI) Nov 26, 2009 Main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station began final tests at a space training center near Moscow Thursday. A Russian official said the two-day exams "must confirm the readiness" of those aboard the Soyuz TMA-17. The Russian spacecraft is to lift off from the Balkonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 31, RIA Novosti reported. ... more  
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 30, 2009China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, in October 2010, a top Chinese space scientist told China Daily on Thursday. The newspaper quoted Ye Peijian, chief designer of the nation's first moon probe, as saying that the second lunar orbiter will carry different payloads and orbit the moon in a different way. "It will orbit 100 km closer to the moon and be equipped with better ... more |
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Nazirpur (AFP) Nov 28, 2009At least 33 people were killed and dozens more were feared dead after a Bangladeshi ferry crammed with over 1,000 people going home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized, an official said Saturday. "We have recovered 33 bodies. We believe dozens more people were trapped in cabins and in the hold under the water. We fear they have died," local police chief Zakir Hossain told AFP in Nazirpur ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2009Chinese auto group Geely said Friday it has reached an agreement with US auto giant Ford on intellectual property rights in its bid for Volvo Cars, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said it will own the intellectual property rights to Volvo's key technologies, including those related to safety and the environment, through its purchase of the loss-making auto maker. ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Nov 27, 2009The European Union issued new figures on Friday showing that the bloc's trade deficit with China narrowed in the first half of the year, three days from a bilateral summit in China. In the first half of 2009, when the euro was rising against the dollar, to which the Chinese yuan is de-facto pegged, the value of EU exports to China fell to 37 billion euros (55.5 billion dollars) from 39 ... more |
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