On June 15, 2006, Russian spacecraft Resurs-DK-1 was launched from Baikonur Space Center, carrying a PAMELA detector on board. This unique magnetic spectrometer was created by an international team of scientists from Russia, Italy, Sweden and Germany as part of a Russian-Italian Mission (RIM).
// Jun. 15, 2016 - 18:39 GMT
Philippine Secretary of Science and Technology Mario Montejo shared his impressions with Sputnik about the ongoing ASEAN summit in Sochi. He believes ASEAN countries can benefit from Russia's expertise in different spheres.
// May. 21, 2016 - 18:32 GMT
Leader of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas told Sputnik in an interview that Palestine was seeking the participation of the international community in solving the conflict between Palestine and Israel, noting that Russia should play a key role in the reconciliation process.
// Apr. 13, 2016 - 22:29 GMT
Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (NRNU MEPhI) believe existing computer technology is sufficient for developing an artificial intelligence. When will it happen? How will it affect people? Prof. Alexei Samsonovich of the Cybernetics Department explains AI in an interview with RIA Novosti.
// Mar. 18, 2016 - 18:05 GMT
Rossotrudnichestvo has invited foreign students for free Russian university education. Rossotrudnichestvo chief Lyubov Glebova told RIA Novosti who comes to Russia for a diploma of higher education and why.
// Mar. 09, 2016 - 19:43 GMT
NSA whistleblower William Binney joined Loud & Clears Brian Becker on Thursday to explain the current stalemate between Apple and the FBI over surveillance requests surrounding the San Bernardino killings, and what the outcome of the dispute could mean for the public. </p>
// Feb. 26, 2016 - 07:12 GMT
Sputnik spoke to Dennis Widmyer – a Los Angeles-based film writer and director who successfully launched one of his movies with the help of his fans.
// Feb. 18, 2016 - 13:18 GMT
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev gave an exclusive interview to Sputnik. He shared his opinion on relations with Western countries, NATO, major refugee crisis in Europe and international security.
// Feb. 12, 2016 - 19:30 GMT
Tatyana Stukalova, head of the Academic and Research Information Support Center at the National Research Nuclear University – Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), believes that it isn't enough just to be a good teacher and write research papers in this day and age.
// Dec. 21, 2015 - 22:35 GMT
Song Yang, the President of Russian Offshoot of the ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China), the largest bank in the world by share capital, spoke to RIA Novosti about a number of banking issues including the ICBC's activities in Russia, involvement in the Silk Road project and the chances of ditching the dollar in Sino-Russian trade.
// Dec. 14, 2015 - 20:00 GMT