08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... assistant Yozo Hirano blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0738 GMT, an AFP correspondent...On launch day, Maezawa and his crew left their hotel in Baikonur to a Soviet-era song played for all cosmonauts ahead of ...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... of the space industry. In July 2013, there was an accident involving the heptylic launch rocket, Proton-M, at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Three GLONASS system satellites were lost, with damages amounting to about RUB 5 billion. Fortunately, no one...
February 2016
200 Days in Space: Living in Orbit
... rocket, like a sleeping animal, woke and lit up the night in the Kazakh steppes surrounding the cosmodrome of Baikonur. The engines started liberating an enormous amount of energy that propelled us on our journey into space. The ride...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... space agency Roscosmos, have the goal of seeking traces of life on Mars. The first mission launched from Baikonur on 14 March 2016. It consists of the Trace Gas Orbiter, which will conduct detailed analyses of the Martian atmosphere...
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...
