Tag: Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Investigation into upper stage glitch delays next Proton launch
File photo of a Proton rocket launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 24, 2015. Credit: Roscosmos The launch of an EchoStar communications satellite to cover Europe has been delayed to October to allow Russian engineers to complete an inquiry into a glitch discovered during a Proton rocket flight in June, industry officials said. The…
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Photos: Progress MS-03 supply ship fires away from Kazakhstan
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo crafted rode a Soyuz rocket into orbit Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, beginning a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The kerosene-fueled booster lifted off at 2141 GMT (5:41 p.m. EDT) Saturday, or 3:41 a.m. local time Sunday at Baikonur. The automated rendezvous ended with an on-target linkup with the space…
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Progress supply ship heads for International Space Station
A Soyuz-U rocket launched at 2141 GMT (5:41 p.m. EDT) Saturday with the Progress MS-03 spacecraft with supplies for the International Space Station. The launch occurred at 3:41 a.m. local time Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft laden with 5,300 pounds of fuel and supplies blasted off…
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Progress cargo craft to launch space station supplies Saturday
A Russian automated cargo craft loaded with nearly three tons of fuel, supplies, water and air is set for launch from Kazakhstan on Saturday on a mission to replenish stockpiles aboard the International Space Station. The Progress MS-03 spaceship is scheduled to blast off at 2141:46 GMT (5:41:46 p.m. EDT) Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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Photos: Crew of three rides Soyuz into orbit
A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two spaceflight rookies rocketed into orbit from a Kazakh launch base Wednesday on the first flight of a new-generation Soyuz capsule, kicking off a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The three-person crew, led by Russian commander Anatoly Ivanishin, left Earth on a nearly four-month expedition with a thundering…
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Upgraded Soyuz crew ferry ships streaks into space
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz rocket lifted off at 7:36 a.m. local time at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft, featuring improved navigation, communications and rendezvous systems, blasted into orbit from Kazakhstan Wednesday and set off on a two-day maiden flight to deliver three fresh…
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Soyuz MS-01 launch-to-docking timeline
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Based upon an on-time launch at 9:36:41 p.m. EDT Wednesday (0136:41 GMT Thursday), this is the timeline for the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft through its countdown, liftoff and docking with the International Space Station. Eastern Daylight Time is GMT-4. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016 12:36:41 PM…00…09…00…00…Crew wakeup 01:36:41 PM…00…08…00…00…T-minus 8…
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Live coverage: New crew arrives at International Space Station
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Photos: Soyuz rocket goes vertical for launch of next station crew
A Soyuz rocket is standing on the launch pad in Kazakhstan used on Yuri Gagarin’s historic first human spaceflight in 1961, ready to send three people toward the International Space Station. Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin, assisted by Japanese flight engineer Takuya Onishi and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, will blast off aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spaceship…
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Upgraded Soyuz prepped to carry three to space station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin, and Japanese flight engineer Takuya Onishi will launch 0136 GMT Thursday (9:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday). The crew poses here with the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft during final preparations before launch. Credit: GCTC A veteran cosmonaut, a former Japanese 767 airline pilot and a NASA astronaut with a…