The landmark mission was aimed at maintaining stability in the Pacific region and safeguarding the maritime infrastructure of the two nations, the ministry said. It started last Sunday and successfully concluded on Saturday. During the patrol, the Russian and Chinese ships sailed through the Tsugaru Strait between Japan’s islands of …
Read More »SpaceX will launch Elon Musk to become world’s first TRILLIONAIRE – Morgan Stanley
Though Tesla cars, produced at Musk’s electric-vehicle venture, have been gaining unprecedented popularity, it will be SpaceX that will earn him trillionaire status, according to the Wall Street investment bank. SpaceX’s success is attributed to ongoing projects involving NASA. The company’s mission to colonize Mars is still in place, as …
Read More »After ‘burying’ idea of discussions with Moscow, NATO must take first steps if it wishes to improve relations – Russian FM Lavrov
That’s according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who told the press at the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi on Tuesday that Moscow is not to blame for the ever-worsening relationship between Russia and the military bloc. “We didn’t start the deterioration of relations, either …
Read More »First line of Nord Stream 2 pipeline filled with gas ready for export – operator
“As of October 18, the gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed,” the company said in a press release, adding, “As planned and in line with the system design requirements, the string is filled with some 177 million m3 of so-called technical …
Read More »WATCH world-first Russian space movie crew’s ISS mission, from launch to landing in 2 minutes
Actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko, the first-ever professional film crew in space, returned from their 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship, piloted by veteran Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, touched down safely in Kazakhstan earlier in the day. RT’s two-minute supercut …
Read More »Back to Earth: Soyuz capsule with Russian crew behind first space movie successfully lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship piloted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky has delivered him and the two members of the pioneering film crew back from the International Space Station (ISS). The capsule reentered the atmosphere and parachuted down in a remote region of Kazakhstan’s steppe. The crew members are said to be …
Read More »Shoot for the stars: Russian duo making world’s first space feature film set to return to Earth
The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship, piloted by veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at around 4.15am Moscow time (01:15 GMT). About three hours later, the return capsule is to land in a remote part of Kazakhstan, bringing home Novitsky and two historic space …
Read More »Russia’s daily Covid-19 death toll surpasses 1,000 for first time since the start of the pandemic
The daily death toll from Covid-19 has been on the rise for the last six days and reached 1,002 people over the past 24 hours, according to the official figures released on Saturday. The number of daily cases also set a new record, with 32,196 people infected, which is almost …
Read More »Space, camera, action! Don’t miss RT’s coverage as Russian crew behind first ever feature film in space begin return to Earth
On October 17, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky will be returning from the International Space Station (ISS), bringing with him film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild. The two blasted into orbit on Tuesday last week and became the first people to take footage for a feature-length film in actual …
Read More »‘Big reality check’: Fans row after Raducanu loses to world no.100 in first match after US Open triumph – with Moscow calling next
Raducanu, 18, was catapulted to fame when she became the first qualifier ever to win a major title when she captured the women’s crown in New York last month. The Canadian-born starlet – who has a Chinese mother and Romanian father but has lived in the UK since the age …
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