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Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China’s dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on satellites orbiting the globe would allow China to be self-reliant for location data…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The concept of the Russian program for lunar exploration envisions the deployment of communications and navigational satellite groupings in lunar orbit until 2040. The draft document, obtained by Sputnik, was adopted at a joint meeting of Roscosmos and Academy of Sciences…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The recently-launched cable car in the Sparrow Hills area in Moscow restored work on Friday following a cyberattack on its servers, the operating company said. “Since November 30, the Moscow Cable Car [MCC] has been operating normally.…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Bolshoi Theater dancer Andrei Merkuriev told Sputnik on Friday he was barred from entering Ukraine where he was expected at the ballet Scream he choreographed. “I made a special invitation so that there would be no questions……
The SKYF drone, a contender for the Guinness Book of World Records as drone with the largest cargo capacity, braved snow and temperatures of at least -10 degrees Celsius for a demonstration flight. SKYF showed off its unique new unmanned cargo…
The number of uninsured children in America is on the rise. An estimated 3.9 million children were uninsured in 2017, according to new research from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, up from 3.6 million in 2016. Every state…
