Vladimir Popovkin

Russia to Send Manned Mission to Moon by 2030

18:01 27/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti)

Russia is planning to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on its website on Friday.

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13:14 11/04/2012
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Roscosmos, ESA Agree Joint Mars Research
16:39 06/04/2012
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Friday it agreed Russia’s participation in a Mars research project with the European Space Agency (ESA), a spokeswoman for the Roscosmos chief said on Friday.
Russia Can Help All ISS Astronauts with Rehabilitation - Roscosmos Head
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Roscosmos Chief Rubbishes Drunk Brawl Rumors
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16:24 22/03/2012
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05:55 22/03/2012
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Russia to Launch 100 Military Satellites in Next Decade
21:50 22/02/2012
Russia is planning to launch at least 100 military satellites in the next 10 years to boost its reconnaissance and missile detection capabilities, head of Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Vladimir Popovkin said on Wednesday.
Back to the Moon
00:40 18/02/2012
The moon is again in the focus of world space exploration. Recently water was discovered on the moon – something scientists did not expect to find. This could lead to the establishment of lunar bases, though, granted, experts still believe it would take enormous amounts of money to make this a reality.
Manned Moon Shot Possible by 2020 – Roscosmos
12:59 02/02/2012
A crewed mission to the moon is possible by 2020, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, said in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station on Thursday.1
Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station
11:59 02/02/2012
Russia may repeat the Mars-500 experiment simulating a crewed flight to the Red Planet on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of the Russian Space Federal Agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday
Roscosmos Aims to Make Sea Launch Profitable
11:24 02/02/2012
Russian space agency Roscosmos and rocket and space-station hardware builder RSC Energia are working to restore commercial viability to the Sea Launch floating platform project, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday.
Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link
11:00 02/02/2012
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 on Thursday.2
The Phobos Crash Was Preprogrammed
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The Russian space agency Roscosmos announced the cause of the Phobos-Grunt space probe failure on Tuesday: it was a software malfunction in its onboard computer.1
Russia May Run Repeat Mission to Phobos
18:33 31/01/2012
Russia will send another sample mission to the Martian moon Phobos if the European Space Agency (ESA) decides not to include Russia in its ExoMars program, the head of Russia’s space agency said on Tuesday.
Engine Failure Behind Meridian Satellite Crash
15:05 31/01/2012
The crash of Russia’s Meridian communication satellite late last year was caused by the destruction of one of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket’s engines, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Tuesday.
Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash
14:52 31/01/2012
Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia’s Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday.1
Program Glitch Led to Russian Mars Probe Failure – Paper
04:49 31/01/2012
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