March 28th, 2007
China and Russia have announced plans to launch a joint unmanned mission to Mars in 2009. The two countries plan to explore Mars and one of its moons. This news comes as Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting Moscow and attending activities to mark the beginning of Russia’s “Year of China”.
Link: Reuters - China details Mars exploration with Russia
Link: People’s Daily Online - Chinese satellite to orbit Mars
Link: Hu Jintao Pays State Visit to Russia and Attends Activities Marking the “Year of China”
March 27th, 2007
“Somewhere In the USSR.” Photo from Soviet Photo magazine 1970. Via Soviet Photo Daily.
March 23rd, 2007
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Billionaire software engineer Charles Simonyi is currently training for his planed tour to the International Space Station. He will be the 5th space tourist to visit the station with the Russian space agency. Simonyi started his programming career in Hungary using a Soviet-built Ural-2 system and plans to carry some paper-tape from that machine into space with him. He went on to work for several companies including Microsoft, where he helped develop Microsoft Word and Excel.
Simonyi’s friend Martha Stewart has planned a gourmet meal for Simonyi to take with him and share with the space station crew. According to Reuters, the meal will include “quail roasted in Madrian wine, duck breast with capers, shredded chicken parmentier, apple fondant pieces, rice pudding with candied fruit and semolina cake with dried apricots.”
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Link: U.S. software developer to become world’s 5th space tourist
Link: Space station guest’s meal plan: roast quail to go
March 19th, 2007
A view of the Kremlin taken from the Big Stone Bridge. Photo By: Eldar Vagapov
China and Russia have announced plans to launch a joint unmanned mission to Mars in 2009. The two countries plan to explore Mars and one of its moons. This news comes as Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting Moscow and attending activities to mark the beginning of Russia’s “Year of China”.