08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... his production assistant Yozo Hirano blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0738 GMT, an...space station in 1990. Before its pause from the industry, Russia had a history of shepherding self-funded tourists to space. In...
October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
... made possible by the effort of humankind - the future is indeed in our hands. In this respect, the cooperation between Russia, the US, the EU, Canada, Japan and other partners is encouraging. Among the international frameworks created in the last...
February 2016
Protecting Earth from cosmic disasters
... of the atmospheric entry of ‘dangerous celestial bodies’ Forecasting system structure We were tasked by the Emergency Services Ministry of Russia to develop key principles for building such a service. The most important element of the service is the...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
.... Of the currently operational spacecraft (active, reserve, undergoing testing or partially active), most belong to the USA (446), Russia (135) and China (132). Orbital distribution of space debris (non-active spacecraft, upper-stage rockets, final...
