Tag: Russian
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Russian Proton-M launches three Glonass-M GPS satellites
A Russian government Proton-M launch vehicle has successfully launched with three Glonass-M – the Russian Global Positioning System (GPS) – satellites on Friday. Launch was on schedule at 12:52 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, as the Russian fleet of vehicles continue their fight back from recent failures. Glonass-M Launch: Glonass is the Russian…
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Lawmakers told shuttle restart questions are years too late
During Wednesday’s Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – which focused on the Russian investigation into their recent Soyuz failure – the question on restarting shuttle was once again dismissed out of hand. However, the shrift response, noting the question would have been “interesting” if asked three or four years ago, failed to elaborate on a…
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ISS managers prepare for possible de-crew – launches to resume soon
International Space Station (ISS) Program managers are continuing with precautionary preparations for station operations without the presence of on-board crewmembers, in the event that a de-crewing of the ISS is needed should Russia be unable to return the Soyuz booster to flight by mid-November. Soyuz failure latest: The Soyuz failure that caused the loss of…
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ISS managers adjust flight manifest following Progress launch failure
International Space Station (ISS) Program managers are working to re-align resupply and crew rotation manifests following last week’s launch failure of the Progress M-12M/44P spacecraft. The failure of the Soyuz-U booster’s third stage grounded both the Soyuz-U rockets used to launch cargo, and the Soyuz-FG rockets used to launch crews, since both rockets share very…
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Russia’s Progress M-12M launches toward ISS – fails to achieve orbit
The Russian Progress M-12M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 44P, blasted off toward the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today (Wednesday 24th August) at around 1:00 PM GMT, which was 7:00 PM Baikonur time. Unfortunately for the ISS, around 325 seconds into the flight, the third stage…
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Cosmonauts conclude eventful Russian Stage spacewalk on ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts have conducted what turned out to be an eventful EVA outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, as part of the ongoing Expedition 28. Going by the designation of RS (Russian Segment) EVA-29 (Extra Vehicular Activity-29), the excursion’s timeline had to be reorganized, resulting in the loss of a major…
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Soyuz 2-1a launches with Russian Meridian 4 military satellite
A Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat rocket has launched a communications satellite for the Russian military. The rocket, carrying the fourth Meridian spacecraft, lifted off from pad 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, at 17:41:33 UTC on Wednesday. Spacecraft separation was successfully carried out at 19:59 UTC. Soyuz 2-1a Launch: The Meridian-4 satellite, also known as Meridian…
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Progress M-10M launches on cargo run to International Space Station
Russia’s Progress M-10M spacecraft, also going by its American designation of 42P, launched on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:05 PM GMT. Following a two day chase-down of the International Space Station (ISS), automated docking to the Nadir port of Docking Compartment-1 (DC-1) “Pirs” will occur on Friday (29th April) at 2:29…
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Anniversaries: 50 years of human spaceflight – 30 years for Shuttle
April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin launches into orbit aboard Vostok 1 to become the first human being to travel into space. April 12, 1981: Space Shuttle Columbia proudly soars into the early-morning sky over Central Florida to a) become the first-ever reusable spacecraft, b) the first spacecraft to launch like a rocket and return like…
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STS-134: Launch date slips to April 29 due to Russian Progress conflict
NASA managers – following negotiations with their Russian partners – have decided to slip STS-134 to April 29. The slip of STS-134 – Endeavour’s final mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – allows for the Russian Progress M-10M cargo ship to remain on its April 27 launch date. The vehicle will now dock with the ISS…