Construction of ViaSat-1 High-capacity Satellite Complete

ViaSat Inc.has announced that construction of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite is complete and that the spacecraft is being prepared for shipment to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ViaSat-1 is now scheduled for launch by International Launch...

What a Difference a Year And a Tsunami Make.

Western investors have been salivating over the post-Soviet space’s energy riches since the 1991 collapse of communism. While focusing on the Caspian’s hydrocarbon reserves other mineralogical riches awaited development as well, none more so than...

New Space Station Crew Members Launch From Kazakhstan

NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa launched to the International Space Station at 3:12 p.m. CDT Tuesday (2:12 a.m. local time, Wednesday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Expedition 27 Crew And Capsule Land Safely In Kazakhstan

Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Monday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

International Folk Singer Competition Held in Tashkent

International competition of akyns (folk singers) titled Aytishuv – 2011 was held at Istiqlol Palace in Tashkent. The event was devoted to the 20th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence.

Tigers Could Reappear in Kazakhstan Under New Plan

Tigers could roam again in Central Asia under a new plan by the Kazakhstan government to reintroduce them in part of the country where they went extinct decades ago. WWF-Russia, together with the government and experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan have...

Who Stands with China?

In the spirit of that “dispassionate “external control” that owes allegiance to no institution, governmental or corporate,” which I just attributed to WikiLeaks, it seems appropriate to name those countries that will join the People’s Republic...

Kazakhstan Bans Vegetable Oil And Buckwheat Exports

The Republic of Kazakhstan Government has placed a ban on the export of vegetable oil and buckwheat until March 2011.

Afghanistan Pins Its Hopes on Kazakhstan Wheat

Tens of thousands of tons of wheat flour will be imported from Kazakhstan by the private sector to alleviate food shortages before the winter, officials say.