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United States launched the first unmanned orbital aircraft.
	In the U.S. AFB in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 22 was first launched an unmanned space plane X-37B..

In NTs OMZ met with representatives of the Federal Space Agency of federal executive authorities on the use of remote sensing data.
	Meeting on the use of remote sensing data and performance characteristics of applications for satellite imagery in 2010-2011..

Mexico created space agency
	In Mexico appeared own space agency, which will be calls as AEXA (Agencia Espacial Mexicana). About creating a new space agency Associated Press reported..

Discovery successfully landed in Florida.
	Space Shuttle Discovery landed in Florida, according to the official site of NASA..

Satellite «Kosmos» series put on the orbit.
	Launch vehicle Soyuz-U put on the orbit military satellite of the Kosmos series. After launching into orbit the spacecraft was given a serial number Kosmos-2462 "..

Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the ISS.
	Space Shuttle Discovery on Saturday successfully undocked from the International Space Station. Undocking was broadcast live on NASA TV. She went on schedule and in normal mode..

In India, broke the launch of the first rocket with buster by its own made.
	Setback ended the first attempt of Indian space scientists launch rocket cryo own production..

«Orion» is reborn as rescue ship.
	Spaceship «Orion», which was developed under the American program «Constellation», repealed in 2010, would be constructed. This Associated Press told reporters on condition of anonymity, an official familiar with the situation of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama..

On the ISS refused oxygen generator.
	In the Russian segment of ISS refused oxygen generator «Elektron-VM», Interfax reports with reference to a report on the website NASA. The astronauts were trying to find and correct the fault, but they failed to do so..

AMC-4R/Proton-M Launch Campaign
	Baikonur space port: prelaunch operations with AMC-2R spacecraft, Proton-M carrier and Breeze-M upper stage continue. Fairing incapsulation has been carried out. Final operations and tests with the fairing and the upper composite are planned for today..

China reiterated its intention to implement the lunar program.
	Leader for the development of the Chinese lunar program Peytszyan E (Ye Peijian) confirmed that China intends to implement all the projects for the Exploration of the Earth’s satellite in the period, despite the U.S. decision to change its strategy in relation to the moon. Words Peytszyanya leads edition China Daily..

The astronauts of Discovery completed all the work for the ISS.
	Astronauts of Space Shuttle «Discovery» Rick Mastracchio (Rick Mastracchio) and Clayton Anderson (Clayton Anderson) completed the third EVA, RIA Novosti reported. While working in the open space they replaced the tank with ammonia, a part of the cooling system of the station..

25 years since the first launch of a Zenit.
	Since the second half of the 70-ies, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome begun testing advanced space rocket complexes of a new generation of light, medium, heavy and super-classes with the unification of most components and systems: «Rokot», «Zenith», «Energy-Buran»..

The traces of recent volcanic activity has found on Venus .
	Astrophysicists have found confirmation of the relatively recent volcanic activity on Venus..

The crew of space shuttle Discovery completed the second space walk.
	Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson replaced the tank with ammonia, which is part of the cooling system of the International Space Station..

Mission Discovery extended by one day.
	The mission of the shuttle Discovery, which docked on April 7 to the International Space Station, extended by one day, reports Agence France-Presse..

Research Centre for Earth Operative Monitoring international award «European standard».

From 23 to 27 March 2010 in Switzerland, an international forum "Russia — Switzerland: ENERGY EFFICIENCY. The organizers of the forum were the Russian Organization for Quality (ROQ), the Committee of Commerce and Industry of RF product quality, International Association of «European Standart» and Swiss-Russian Business Association (SRBA), with the support of the Russian diplomatic and trade missions in Switzerland, Permanent Mission in Russia United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, the Association of Chambers of Commerce "Switzerland — CIS.

The State Commission decided to launch RS-20 missile with CryoSat-2 spacecraft on board
	Evening, April 7 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, a meeting of technical guidelines and State Board with a foreign customer, at which it was decided to hold the missile launch RS-20 with following the launching of spacecraft "CryoSat-2..

Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the ISS
	Space Shuttle «Discovery» wich went into orbit on April 5, docked to the International Space Station. About it RIA Novosti reported with reference to the coordinator of NASA Public Affairs in the Moscow Mission Control Center Sergey Puzanov..

RS-20 Blasts Off from Baikonur
	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile RS-20 was launched from Baikonur on April 8, at 17:57 MSK, with auxiliary payload of European spacecraft CryoSat-2. The spacecraft successfully separated at 18:13 MSK..