... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... ISS Russian Segment . Steps of ISS Assembly . ... ISS 45/46 . ... Rocket Space Complexes . ... Land Launch . Automatic Space Systems . ... Bus Module . ... Zarya Module . ... reduction of Descent Module speeds by 40-50% of nominal values and by 30-40% of maximal values at ground touchdown for all estimated landing cases; . ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... 2002 December 8 . The International Space Station Expands Yet Again . Credit: STS-113 Shuttle Crew , NASA . Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance yet again. Earlier this month the Space Shuttle Endeavor visited the ISS and installed the fourth of eleven pieces that will compose the Integrated Truss Structure . ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998 and the core structure should be in place before 2005. ... About APOD | ...

... The Story of the Christmas Star continues in Northern Ireland: on Friday 11 December 2009, at the Windmill Integrated Primary School in Dungannon. During the UNAWE Astro-Art Fun workshops, held by Miruna Popescu from Armagh Observatory, the children have listened to the story and then made their own interpretation of the story on the individually designed Christmas cards and creative paintings. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Steven L. Smith . NASA International Space Station Program Liaison to the European Space Agency . ... SPECIAL HONORS: NASA Distinguished Service Medals (two), NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award and IBM Outstanding Community Service Award. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Smith is a veteran of four space flights covering 16 million miles and seven space walks totaling 49 hours and 25 minutes. ... DECEMBER 2013 ...

... Last decades alongside with realisation of six International (all-the-world) Science Olympiads ( http://olympiads.win.tue.nl/ ) on some continents were founded and began to be conducted regional international olympiads, in particular: . ... Asian-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad - since 1989. ... Last years a few organisers of the National Astronomy Olympiads in Asian countries and team leaders coming to the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) , stated wishes to strengthen a role of Asia. ...