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Kazakhstan to cooperate with UAE in defense and space

Kazakhstan plans to cooperate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in defense and space industries.

Kazakhstan to cooperate with UAE in defense and space
Crew members on the International Space Station. Photo from Twitter.
Photos of Caspian Sea and Astana from space posted on Twitter

Astronauts, who are currently on board of the ISS, have tweeted the photos of the Caspian Sea and Kazakhstan's capital Astana from space.

Photos of Caspian Sea and Astana from space posted on Twitter
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Kazakhstan's Aidyn Aimbetov reveals his childhood dream to become astronaut

Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov has dreamt of flying to space since he was a child.

Kazakhstan's Aidyn Aimbetov reveals his childhood dream to become astronaut
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Kazakh astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to make research in space

Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov will conduct a number of studies during his 10 day space flight on board the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft.

Kazakh astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to make research in space
Aydin Aimbetov. Frame from video of Khabar TV channel.
Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1

Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov has been going through a pre-flight preparation in Russian Star City for two months already.

Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1
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Russia to make launches from Baikonur until 2024

Head of the Russian Space Agency Igor Komarov declared that Russia will be continuing launches from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome until 2024, when it will switch to its own Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Russia to make launches from Baikonur until 2024
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Kazakhstan's plans to transition to ecologically safe rockets disrupted

Kazakhstan is experiencing disruptions in the transition from Proton carrier rocket to more environmentally friendly Angara booster.

Kazakhstan's plans to transition to ecologically safe rockets disrupted
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Movement of meltwater around Astana as observed from two satellites

A lot of efforts were made to preserve Astana from flooding. Technology were one way to do that as daily photographs of areas around the Kazakh capital were made to control the situation.

Movement of meltwater around Astana as observed from two satellites
Radio silence as Russia tries to contact space cargo

Russia will try again to make contact with an unmanned cargo ship after communications were lost following the spacecraft's launch toward the International Space Station.

Radio silence as Russia tries to contact space cargo
Russian cargo spacecraft hit by glitch: official

Russian officials said an unmanned Progress spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station had suffered a glitch.

Russian cargo spacecraft hit by glitch: official
NASA spacecraft set for death plunge into Mercury

A NASA probe that has circled Mercury for the past four years will make a dramatic death plunge into the planet's surface in late April when it runs out of fuel.

NASA spacecraft set for death plunge into Mercury
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Milky Way may host billions of planets in 'habitable' zones: study

The Milky Way galaxy may be home to billions of planets orbiting their host stars in a "habitable zone" where life could theoretically exist.

Milky Way may host billions of planets in 'habitable' zones: study
Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship

Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after spending six months at the International Space Station.

Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship
Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station.

Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft
Savvy media use turned comet mission into tale of space heroics

Rosetta mission had become a tale of heroics in deep space, with the secrets of the Solar System at stake.

Savvy media use turned comet mission into tale of space heroics
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Famous Kazakh astronaut comments on Rosetta mission

Famous Kazakh cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev praises the Rosetta mission, which saw a space probe landing on the surface of a comet for the first time in human history.

Famous Kazakh astronaut comments on Rosetta mission
Three Russian and American astronauts return to Earth

Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth after spending more than six months working aboard the International Space Station.

Three Russian and American astronauts return to Earth
Galileo satellites not on right orbit: Arianespace

Two European Galileo satellites launched by a Russian-built rocket on Friday from French Guiana have not reached their intended orbit.

Galileo satellites not on right orbit: Arianespace
Orbital cargo ship makes planned re-entry to Earth

Unmanned Cygnus cargo ship disintegrated as planned as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere after a month-long resupply mission.

Orbital cargo ship makes planned re-entry to Earth
Hello Kitty on space mission

Hello Kitty has been sent on her first space mission, as Japan's global icon of cute celebrates its 40th birthday in extraterrestrial fashion.

Hello Kitty on space mission