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Caterpillar and Zeppelin Assisted Russia in Evading Sanctions – Film Daily

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Caterpillar and Zeppelin Assisted Russia in Evading Sanctions – Film Daily Helsinki, Finland – February 22, 2024 – A recent investigation by Yle’s Swedish-language investigative unit Spotlight has uncovered startling revelations regarding the export of heavy machinery from Finland to Russia amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. According to Russian customs statistics, new excavators, bulldozers, … Read more

Binance Crypto Exchange to Sell Its Russia Business to CommEX for Undisclosed Amount

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[ad_1] Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday it will sell its Russia business to newly-launched exchange CommEX, becoming the latest company to pull out of Moscow since the country began its war against Ukraine. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, did not disclose financial details of the deal. The company said it will have no … Read more

Chandrayaan-3 Would Not Be Impacted by Russia’s Luna-25’s Failure: ISRO Scientists

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[ad_1] The failure of Russia’s Luna-25 moon mission will have no impact on ISRO‘s Chandrayaan-3 lunar venture, according to top Indian space scientists.  The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on August 20. “It does not have any impact,” K Sivan, who was heading ISRO when … Read more

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Anticipation Builds in India After Russia’s Luna-25 Crash

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[ad_1] India’s space agency on Monday released images its spacecraft took of the far side of the Moon as it headed for an attempted landing on the lunar south pole, just days after the failure of a Russian lander. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft had been in a race with Russia to … Read more

Luna-25, Russia’s First Moon Mission in 47 Years, Ends in Failure After Crashing on Lunar Surface

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[ad_1] Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. Russia’s state space corporation, Roskosmos, said it had lost contact with the craft at 11:57 … Read more

US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities

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[ad_1] US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries’ space programs.  “We anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the US economy,” a US counterintelligence official told Reuters, adding that … Read more

Luna-25 Spacecraft Made Adjustments While Attempting to Prepare for Landing on Lunar Surface

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[ad_1] Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. “Today at 09:20 Moscow time (11:50 am IST), the propulsion system of the automatic station performed an orbit correction lasting 40 seconds. Its goal is to provide … Read more

Chandrayaan-3 vs Luna-25: Know the Differences, Estimated Landing Dates of Lunar Missions by India and Russia

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[ad_1] Russia launched its first lunar mission in the last 47 years, Luna-25, on August 11 aboard a Soyuz 2.1v rocket. The primary goal of this lunar mission is to make a soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon‘s surface. With this, Russia attempts to become the first nation to land on the … Read more