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Joint scientific projects in the field of space exploration can become a perspective direction of Russia and EU scientists’ cooperation, - Russian Academy of Science President Vladimir Fortunov states.

Soyuz –U booster with progress M-21M cargo vehicle was rolled out from integration building and installed onto the launch pad of Baikonur spaceport, - Roscosmos reports.

“Rokot” booster with 3 European Swarm satellites designed to study earth’s magnetic field was launched from Plesetsk spaceport, representative of Russian Defense Ministry reported.

“Dnepr” booster designed on the basis of RS-20 “Voyevoda” intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-18 “Satan” according to NASA classification) set several foreign space devices of different purposes into the low-earth orbit.

The International Space Station is a stronghold of the mankind on the orbit. It goes round the Earth 16 times a day at the height of about 400 km. The ISS is the largest flying object, designed by leading space countries.

Express-AM5 Russian communication satellite developed and designed by Reshetnev “Information satellite systems” Company was delivered to Baikonur spaceport from where it will be launched.

“Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata who flew to the ISS on November 7, 2013 onboard Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft will communicate with…

Roscosmos formed working group headed by Oleg Ostapenko. The group is to find a solution and basis for future developing…

About 50 space devices are to be set into the low earth orbit by Russian boosters in the nearest 1,5…

Soviet space shuttle Buran was ahead of his time and in most criteria left American “space-shuttle” system, behind, – as…