... The author attempts to approach the problem from the positions of systems analysis with account for the ideological grounds and history of space activities in Russia and abroad, comparing its current interpretation with the initial goals posed by leading theoreticians and practitioners who stood at the cradle of the space exploration era. ... The space systems recognized in Russia as priority projects are largely developed with violations of the systems approach principles. ...

9th European and 5-th Euro-Asian Astronomical Society Meeting . 29 May - 3 June 2000, Moscow, Russia . EUROPEAN ASTRONOMY AT THE TURN OF THE MILLENIUM . The 9th Meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) will be held in Moscow, Russia, jointly with the 5th Conference of the Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (EAAS). ... Invited reviews of outstanding problems of modern astronomy are expected to be given at plenary sessions. ... December 20, 1999: Pre-registration form deadline . ...

... Квазар 3C273, открытый еще в 1963 году, загадал новую загадку астрономам - наблюдения за ним с помощью телескопа 'Радиоастрон' показали, что он имеет эффективную температуру от 10 до 40 триллионов градусов, и это примерно в 10 раз выше значений, которые допускает теория, говорится в статье , опубликованной в ведущем научном журнале Astrophysical Journal Letters. ... Высокое разрешение 'Радиоастрона' позволило ученым с помощью квазара 3C273 получить 'рентгеновский снимок' нашей собственной Галактики....

... Р?С?С?С?Р?Р?Р?Р?РеС?Р?С?Р?РеР? ... Launched on February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission is to be the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. ... The ultimate goal of the mission is to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the near Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February, 1999, and study the asteroid for approximately one year. ...