Hi-Tech

• 3 February 2012, 09:22 Tourist flight to Moon possible in 2017 - Roscosmos

  Plans by Space Adventures Ltd. to send tourists on a flight around the Moon look realistic, Roscosmos' manned flight chief Alexei Krasnov has said.

• 2 February 2012, 14:26 Russia, Europe to cooperate on Mars missions

  The ESA has been developing the Exo-Mars project that envisages two separate missions to Mars in 2016 and 2018, Roscosmos said.

• 2 February 2012, 11:11 Facebook unveils $5bn stock market flotation plans

  The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, has announced plans for a stock market flotation.

• 1 February 2012, 12:07 Rocket defect delays next Russian manned spacecraft to ISS

  An air leak was found in the Soyuz TMA-04M rocket's reentry vehicle, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said.

• 30 January 2012, 17:27 Megaupload users face data deletion US prosecutors warn

  US prosecutors have said that data belonging to Megaupload users and stored by third parties could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

• 30 January 2012, 11:33 Kazan residents last year provided nearly 5 million electronic services

  This year, individuals will no longer be required to submit additional paperwork.

• 30 January 2012, 10:50 Unique technology training centre launched in Kazan

  Сommunication specialists to be will learn new technologies in practice.

• 30 January 2012, 09:41 Facebook 'to go public with $10bn share offering'

  Facebook will begin the process of becoming a publicly-listed company this week, valuing the social networking site at between $75bn and $100b.

• 27 January 2012, 18:09 Web economy in G20 set to double by 2016, Google says

  The value of the web economy in G20 countries will nearly double by 2016, according to Boston Consulting Group.

• 26 January 2012, 11:28 Progress resupply spacecraft launched to ISS, put into orbit

  Minutes after the launch, the Progress carrying cargo for the ISS crew was put into a near-earth orbit with the minimum altitude of 193 kilometers.

• 25 January 2012, 17:12 Russia's space programs fully financed until 2016: company

  The Russian government has fully financed its space research programs until 2016, including two Moon expeditions, a leading Russian aerospace company

• 25 January 2012, 14:40 Apple posts record $13.06bn quarterly profits, up 118%

  Apple reported record-breaking net profits for the three months to 31 December 2011 of $13.06bn (£8.36bn), up 118% from the same period in 2010.

• 24 January 2012, 16:08 Launch of research spaceship to Mars should be repeated

  RAS sent a letter to the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) that insisted the Phobos-Grunt project is unique.

• 21 January 2012, 09:00 Hackers retaliate over Megaupload website shutdown

  Hackers have targeted the US government and copyright organisations following the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing website.

• 20 January 2012, 17:12 No Internet censorship to be imposed in Russia - minister

  The Internet is freer in Russia than in the West, the minister believes.

• 20 January 2012, 15:08 Megaupload file-sharing site shut down

  Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.

• 20 January 2012, 08:55 Online broadcasting to be arranged at 2,753 polling stations in Tatarstan

  Video footage of a total length of 250 years will on the day of Russian presidential election be uploaded.

• 19 January 2012, 17:08 Top internet firms impose site blackout in anti-piracy bill protest

  More than 7,000 websites are blacking out their websites on Wednesday to protest the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act.

• 19 January 2012, 10:59 Phobos-Grunt disaster cost Russia over 6 bln rubles

  "All of the efforts cost five billion rubles, plus the station's value of 1.2 billion rubles," Roscosmos chief told Vesti FM radio on Thursday.