| Soyuz-2.1B Rocket Launch Delay Won't Affect European-Russian Mars Mission |
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Multithumb found errors on this page: There was a problem loading image http://cdn5.img.sputniknews.com/images/102626/24/1026262466.jpg  Russia 16:45 13.03.2016(updated 17:43 13.03.2016) Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Saturday, Russia's Soyuz-2.1B was set to take off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the Resurs-P No. 3 Earth observation satellite. Unfortunately, the booster suffered a rare on-pad abort just about 10 seconds prior to take-off, forcing the space agency Roscosmos to postpone the launch 24 hours. However, this won't delay the launch of Russia’s Proton carrier rocket, which is slated to carry the first of two red planet-bound ExoMars craft into space, head of Roscosmos Igor Komarov said Sunday.
"At the moment a commission is investigating [the issue of] Resurs-P and will make a decision on the issue of the launch. The fueling commission will decide whether fuel should be dumped or left in Soyuz. But I can say that the launch of Soyuz with with Resurs-P No. 3 satellite will take place in time, on Sunday at 9:56 p.m. Moscow time [18:56 GMT]," Komarov said. According to Spaceflightinsider.com, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket is an upgraded version of a three-stage carrier Soyuz-2 booster. The 46.1 meter-tall launch vehicle has a total mass of 304,814 kg and is designed to put satellites into a variety of orbits.
Up to 8,000 people are taking part in an unauthorized opposition rally in central Moscow, a police spokesman told TASS on March 26."About 7,000-8,000 people are at the site of the unsanctioned public rally in Moscow’s Tverskaya Street and adjacent territories," the spokesman said. No detentions ha [ ... ] Russia10:00 16.03.2016(updated 12:16 16.03.2016) Get short URL
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Sputnik/ Sergey MalgavkoMOSCOW (Sputnik) — On February 22, 2014, there was a power shift in Ukraine that had the attributes of a coup d'etat. The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rad [ ... ] US23:01 28.04.2016(updated 03:35 29.04.2016) Get short URLEarlier this month, the USS Donald Cook, approaching Russian waters in the Baltic Sea, was buzzed by Russian aircraft. Pentagon officials decried the incident, accusing the Russian pilots of performing "unsafe" maneuvers.
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