27 August 2019
Soyuz MS-14 successfully docks with ISS on second attempt
... systems and a revamped descent control system, ready for when Russian crew launch transition from the Soyuz-FG to the Soyuz 2.1a rocket beginning in Spring 2020. While there was no human crew onboard the spacecraft, there was one...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
.... Thankfully, the escape system worked well and both were saved. Earlier in the year, another Soyuz rocket suffered a technical partial failure when one of its payloads, the D-STAR Phoenix 1 cube, remained attached to its ...
October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
... way to a C-type asteroid, which is believed to contain water and organic matter Watching the beautiful scene as the Soyuz rocket lit up the night sky at Baikonur, I reflected on the fact that it was made possible by the effort of humankind...
27 November 2019
Russia launches secret space surveillance satellite
... Russian military satellite designed to monitor other satellites in space was launched into orbit on Monday onboard a modified Soyuz rocket, said officials at the country’s Defence Ministry. The mission lifted off from the Site 43 launch complex...
28 April 2016
Rocket Launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Successful
... of Russian Roscosmos agency, the delay was due to “cable problems”, which have since been resolved. The rocket was launched successfully today at 5:01am Moscow time. Igor Komarov, head of the Russian Roscosmos agency, said...
07 December 2018
Misplaced satellites provide highest accuracy yet of Einstein's theory
... two Galileo satellites (5 and 6) were not where they were supposed to be. Launched back in 2014, a malfunctioning Soyuz upper stage rocket stranded the satellites in orbits that were too elliptical to be used for their intended purpose - navigation...
