December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... and cost the Russian state some RUS 300 billion (2013 prices). The first launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket is planned for 2015 and the first piloted flight for 2018. As one of the centre-pieces...
December 2014
A door closes
...back cooperation in space. Both Russians and Americans of a certain generation will have vivid memories of the Apollo–Soyuz mission in 1975 as a striking symbol of the possibilities of cooperation between global rivals and the hopes of a better world...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
... different vehicles. Commercially, one can deploy on Russian and Indian vehicles. And the European Vega and Soyuz also offer flight opportunities. Meanwhile, NanoRacks’ deployment program from the International Space Station, according to Planet...
June 2015
Finding asteroids before they find us
... now to go out there and actually do something that positively affects the future of humanity on Earth.” Space Shuttle, Soyuz, and Space Station Astronaut Ed Lu B612 Foundation Founder & CEO The University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and...
October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... will then be a technique that could feasibly be applied to other targets should the need arise. Planned to be launched by a Soyuz-Fregat launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, AIM will have a projected launch mass of 800kg – less...
October 2015
Russian business: a long road to the stars for private space initiative
.... We’re thinking of using a modernised version of the Angara-A5 rocket for launch (an instant money-saver) and using the Soyuz spacecrafts as our foundation. The landing module can be developed using existing Fregat technology. The Moon on a budget...
