Nuclear weapons aren’t just for war. Both the United States and Russia have proposed all sorts of civilian uses for nukes, including building a new Panama Canal and creating a new harbor in Alaska. Read More at Wired News…
Somali pirates trying to ransom an American hostage are calling for reinforcements. Read More at iafrica.com…
RSC Energia is selected to lead the development of a next-generation Russian manned spacecraft. Read More at BBC News…
Charles Simonyi returned to Earth Wednesday. It was the last trip on which nonastronauts could hitch a ride on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Read More at The Christian Science Monitor…
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian space agency on Tuesday ordered design work to start for a next-generation spaceship capable of flying missions to the moon, setting the ground for a potential new space race with the United States. Advertisement: C & M Ford Sales Inc. March Madness Sale is happening now! Read More at The [...]
MOSCOW – The Russian space agency has ordered design work to start for a next-generation spaceship capable of flying missions to the moon, setting the ground for a potential new space race with the United States. Read More at The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News…
The as-yet-unnamed Russian spaceship could emerge as a potential competitor to NASA’s prospective Orion spacecraft. Read More at Fox News…
T he only thing destined for blastoff with NASA’s new Ares rocket ship is the price tag. Read More at Orlando Sentinel…
RSC Energia is selected to lead the development of a next-generation Russian manned spacecraft. Read More at BBC News…
Jonathan’s Space Report, No. 609 Read More at SpaceRef…