Russia Plans Moon Exploration

Moscow (SPX) Aug 19, 2005
Russia's aerospace corporation Energiya, intends to begin
producing helium III, an environmentally clean fuel that cannot
be produced on Earth, on the Moon, reports RIA Novosti.

Russia Schedules Clipper Launch

Moscow (UPI) Aug 18, 2005
The first unmanned flight of Russia's Clipper space shuttle has reportedly
been set for 2011, with the first manned flight scheduled for 2012.
Nikolai Bryukhanov, deputy director general of the Energia
Rocket and Space Corporation, told Business Tuesday
that the Clipper could replace the Soyuz and become
Russia's main spaceship for the coming decades.

ISS Crew Successfully Complete Spacewalk:
Russian Mission Control

Moscow (AFP) Aug 19, 2005
Sergei Krikalyov and John Phillips completed a spacewalk
out of the ISS early on Friday devoted to maintenance tasks and
returned safely inside the station, Russian mission control said.

NASA Leaders' "Arrogance" Risked
Safety In Shuttle Return: Report

Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2005
NASA leaders guilty of "smugness" and "arrogance"
failed to learn past lessons in the drive to get the space
shuttle back in orbit, experts said, in a scathing dissent
to a probe into efforts to make the program safer.