14 December 2015
First British Astronaut Leaves for ISS Today
... the ISS and Russia's Mir space station), and the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft took off under his command. The astronauts... 12:24 p.m. EST (1724 GMT). The hatches will open between the Soyuz and space station are expected to be opened by 2:25 p.m EST ...
August 2016
Smallsat launch strategy
...six days. On the other hand, Dove 2 was launching on a Soyuz-2 1a, one of the most reliable launch vehicles in the whole world, ...needs, such as the Falcon 9, Antares, Atlas V and Soyuz. Despite the wide range of launch opportunities available there is...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... small satellites. The bulk of these satellites are planned to launch as rideshare on the large and well-established Soyuz launch vehicle, for which 21 vehicles have been contracted to launch between 32 and 36 satellites at a time, depending on the...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... more severe cases or among certain age groups. Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft landing in Kazakhstan with ISS crew members... tested positive for coronavirus after attending the launch of a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Even so, there...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
.... She blasted off for an eight-day visit to the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 14 crew on Soyuz TMA-9. Adopting a functionalist approach would remove the uncertainty of trying to establish whether a craft has crossed a precise...
12 March 2015
Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
...statement offered no details on the Russian moon mission. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft (left) and Progress supply ship (right) docked to ...end of 2017, ending NASA’s reliance on the Soyuz spacecraft. Russia will still have responsibility for maintaining ...
