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The orbit of the International Space Station was raised on Friday to ensure successful docking of a Russian spacecraft at the beginning of the next year, a spokesman for Mission Control Center in Russia said.

ISS -37/37 crew performed more than 160 experiments on Russian and American ISS segments during its half a year mission and moreover coped with off-nominal situation with Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit during the EVA.

The docking of American Cygnus cargo vehicle with the ISS may be put off because of ISS thermal control system pump failure, - NASA representative reported from MCC Russia.

American Company Lockheed Martin and British Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. got the contract for development of Mars landing probe and orbital device that will be the first unmanned mission in the framework of Mars one project that assumes creating human colony on Mars by 2023.

Mission Control Centre: ISS reboost maneuver completed with the help of Progress M-21M thrusters.

Progress M-22M cargo vehicle tests are under way at Baikonur spaceport. The vehicle is to be launched to the ISS early February 2014.

Russian astronomers operating a network of “Master” automatic telescopes discovered a new asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, - Irkutsk State University reported.

British communication satellite InmarSat 5-F1 separated from Briz-M upper stage and was placed under the management of the ordering party, - Roscosmos representative reported.

Russia and Armenia can launch satellite in 3 years if we conclude the contract in 2014, - Roscosmos Head deputy Sergey Savelyev reported.

Following the decision of State comission, on December 5 Proton-M launch vehicle with Briz-M upper stage and Inmarsat 5F-1 communication satellite was rolled to and installed on the launch pad of Baikonur spaceport's site 200.