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Poekhali! (Let’s go!)

Poekhali! (Let’s go!)

The carrier rocket with the Vostok spacecraft was launched on April 12th, 1961 at 09:07 AM from the Baikonur cosmodrome, located in the steppes of the Kazakh SSR. The member of the First Troop cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the …

Gravitational waves exist

Gravitational waves exist

Today the International collaboration of LIGO that deals with evidence of general relativity predicted gravitational waves officially announced about the completion of the merger of two black holes in 29 and 36 solar masses at a distance of 1.3 …

ANAS scientists discuss Azerbaijan's space projects

ANAS scientists discuss Azerbaijan's space projects

An extended meeting of the Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) in Baku discussed the scientific priorities of the country. The Earth Sciences Department’s academician-secretary, Fakhraddin …

Azerbaijan can join GLONASS system

Azerbaijan can join GLONASS system

Azerbaijan can join Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system in the future, the head of Azercosmos JSC, Rashad Nabiyev. "If we can promote the development of the system, we can surely join, but it will be …

Kazakhstan to pay Russia for Aimbetov's flight next year

Kazakhstan to pay Russia for Aimbetov's flight next year

The Government of Kazakhstan will pay for the flight of the astronaut Aydin Aimbetov to the International Space Station in 2016, the Deputy Chairman of the Aerospace Committee of the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan (Kazkosmos), Erkin ...

Aimbetov's flight to ISS to cost Kazakhstan $20 million

Aimbetov's flight to ISS to cost Kazakhstan $20 million

The flight of Aydin Aimbetov to the International Space Station (ISS) will cost Kazakhstan $20 million. "$20 million payment has not been paid yet, but it is a definite sum," the press service of Kazkosmos said, informing that …