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Kazakh graphic designer, model Aya Shalkar opens hearts with Ash Wear
Kazakhstani model, graphic designer and popular Instagramer Ayaulym Shalkar has presented her debut collection of minimalistic clothing.
25 August 2015
New airline Air Kazakhstan renamed to Kazakh Air
A new Kazakh airline Air Kazakhstan that is due to start making domestic flights in Kazakhstan this year has been renamed to Kazakh Air.
08 February 2015
Weather is not affected by rocket launches: Kazakh Minister of Emergency Situations
Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko expressed his opinion concerning commentaries of local environmentalists who said that rocket launches affected weather conditions in Kazakhstan.
21 July 2014
Ride-share operator Lyft's New York launch hit snag
Ride-share operator Lyft was forced to postpone its planned launch in New York after a court intervened over demands that it satisfy local safety and licensing requirements.
12 July 2014
NASA to launch satellite to track carbon pollution
The US space agency is to launch on Tuesday a satellite that tracks atmospheric carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
01 July 2014
KazKom launches PayPass in Kazakhstan
Kazkommertsbank has launched a contactless payment system that uses mobile phones in Kazakhstan.
30 June 2014
Modernization of Zenit launching site in Kazakhstan - Russia backtracks, Kazakhstan to bear all costs
National Space Agency's chief said that most probably Kazakhstan would take upon itself all the costs associated with modernization of Zenit launching complex in order to replace Proton booster.
25 June 2014
Proton-M crash causes no environmental damage to Kazakhstan: Kazkosmos
The recent accident with the Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has not caused any damage to the environment of Kazakhstan.
18 May 2014
Kazakhstan's observation satellite KazEOSat-1 launched from Kourou
Kazakhstan's first remote sensing satellite KazEOSat-1 was launched on April 30 from Kourou space center in French Guiana
30 April 2014
Europe launches environment satellite
Europe on Thursday launched the first in a constellation of hi-tech satellites designed to monitor Earth for climate change and environmental damage and help disaster relief operations.
04 April 2014
February 12-13 Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss Proton-M launches
Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
11 February 2014
No more than 10 Proton launches from Baikonur this year: KazKosmos Vice Chairman
Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
06 February 2014
US forces launch missile strike against Shebab leader in Somalia
The US military launched a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected Shebab militant leader.
27 January 2014
NASA launches communications satellite
NASA on Thursday launched a new satellite to boost its growing communications network between Earth and the International Space Station, allowing for nearly uninterrupted video, voice link and data transmission.
24 January 2014
4 new productions launched at Pavlodar plants
4 new production units were launched at Pavlodar plants in December.
08 January 2014
Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014
Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday.
19 December 2013
Third time a charm: SpaceX launches commercial satellite
After two delays, private US company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket.
04 December 2013
China space launch debris wrecks villagers' homes: report
Debris from the rocket carrying China's first moon rover plummeted to earth in a village more than a thousand kilometres from the launch site, crashing into two homes, a report said Tuesday.
04 December 2013
Oxfam launches '12 Days of Giving' for Syria refugees
International aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday launched a "12 Days of Giving" appeal to help destitute Syrian refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon survive the region's harsh winter months.
03 December 2013
China to launch moon rover on Monday
China will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambitious space programme.
30 November 2013