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Russia May Spend Almost $12 bln on Glonass in 2012-2020Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 09, 2012 Russia may spend 346.5 billion rubles (almost $12 bln) on its Glonass satellite navigation system in 2012-2020, the Kommersant daily said on Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian uses. Government sources told Kommersant space agency Roscosmos and economics ministry had agreed on a draft development program for the Glonass project, and it had already been submitted for government's approval in late J ... read more |
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Devas deal cancelled for national security The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Pri ... more | .. |
 Ex-ISRO chief slams Antrix-Devas probe Former Indian space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair Sunday slammed the twin probe reports on the multi-billion dollar Antrix-Devas spectrum deal, saying they were "one-sided and without all facts". "T ... more | .. |
 ULA Completes Critical Milestones Toward Certifying Atlas V for Human Spaceflight United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced the completion of two key milestones leading toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight. ULA has successfully compl ... more | .. |
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 China announces new launch rockets China says it will debut a new generation of Long March launch rockets within the next five years to join its rocket fleet of satellite launchers. ... more | .. |
 Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link Tests carried out by Russian space agency Roscosmos have ruled out the possibility a U.S. radar could be linked to the failure of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said o ... more |
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