August 2016
Flying in formation - why China and the rest of the world should collaborate
... on the ground make an emergency rescue launch possible. When in the ISS orbit, Russian rescue vehicles from Baikonur and Vostochny launch sites could can also reach the CSS, providing further safety guarantees. In the...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
...dedicated small spacecraft launcher capable of prompt delivery of 50-300 kg payload to a low Earth orbit. Soyuz launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Most of the 21 launches Arianespace will use to build out the OneWeb constellation will blast...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... of decision-making and dispute resolution. Registration of the Iridium 33 communications satellite, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in September 1997, was accidentally omitted. In February 2009 The Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 communications...
01 December 2014
Angara test launch
... launcher is able to fly from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on mainland Russia, without the need for access to the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan. In planning and development since 1992, the family of Angara launch vehicles will eventually be able...
02 July 2015
Progress departs for ISS as two previous failures have world on edge
... has much to ponder. Scientists and industry experts held their collective breath as Progress lifted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It is expected to deliver 2, 381 kilos worth of supplies to the ISS on Sunday. Two of the most recent...
31 August 2015
Andreas ‘Denmark’s Gagarin’ Mogensen to test bike gear on ISS
... Danish bike equipment on the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is due to lift off to the ISS from Baikonur on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by Russia’s Sergei Volkov and Kazakhstan’s Aidyn Aimbetov. ESA has already dubbed Mogensen...
