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Hole in Soyuz MS-09 hull could have been drilled before launch
Nov 05, 2018 (Sputnik)
The hole in the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft could have been drilled before the launch at the Baikonur space center, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Ros...
Small rockets are taking off
Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)
It is only 17 meters (56 feet) tall and 1.2 meters (four feet) in diameter. And if all goes well, the US company will send up more than one of its Electron rock...
Russia to hold 2 new space launches in wake of Soyuz failure
Nov 02, 2018 (UPI)
The Soyuz rocket will send up a robot-controlled cargo ship to the International Space Station, or ISS, on Nov. 16 for a resupply mission. Pending the outcome o...
Rocket Lab enters high frequency launch operations
Nov 01, 2018 (SPX)
The Electron launch vehicle is on site at Launch Complex 1 undergoing final pre-launch checkouts, following a final successful stage one static fire test last w...
Soyuz launch failed due to assembly problem: Russia
Nov 01, 2018 (AFP)
Russia, the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, suspended all launches after a Soviet-designed Soyuz rocket failed on Octo...
Soyuz launch failed due to assembly problem: Russia
Nov 01, 2018 (AFP)
Russia, the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, suspended all launches after a Soviet-designed Soyuz rocket failed on Octo...
NASA conducts a 'BOO-tiful' RS-25 engine test
Nov 01, 2018 (SPX)
A team of NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Syncom Space Services operators conducted the 500-second RS-25 test on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Ba...
All RS-25 flight controllers delivered for first four flights of NASA's SLS rocket
Nov 01, 2018 (SPX)
The controllers are key components in the RS-25 engine. Each of the four RS-25 engines that power the SLS first stage is equipped with a controller that communi...
Fleet Space Technologies joins Rocket Lab manifest for It's Business Time mission
Oct 31, 2018 (SPX)
The satellites have been added to the manifest for Rocket Lab's upcoming mission, 'It's Business Time', scheduled for launch in November from Rocket Lab's Launc...
Russia plans first manned launch to ISS Dec 3 after accident
Oct 31, 2018 (AFP)
Russia, the only country able to ferry astronauts to the orbiting science lab, suspended all launches after a rocket failed on October 11 just minutes after bla...
Russian experts to disassemble Soyuz-FG rocket for inspection prior to launch
Oct 31, 2018 (Sputnik)
The rocket is expected to orbit the Progress MS-10 space freighter with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS). "The specialists from the Progress R...
Russia tests nuclear propulsion spacecraft's key element
Oct 30, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The works have been fully completed. The results meet the requirements of the technical specifications," the information posted on the website read. The tests ...
Astronauts confident of next crewed Soyuz mission to Space Station
Oct 29, 2018 (Sputnik)
Saint-Jacques was initially scheduled to fly to the ISS on December 20 for Expedition #58. However, since the last expedition was aborted, his flight date was c...
Viasat, SpaceX Enter Contract for a Future ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch
Oct 29, 2018 (SPX)
Viasat chose the SpaceX Falcon Heavy for its ability to fly a near direct-injection mission, inserting a ViaSat-3 satellite extremely close to geostationary orb...
Russia launches first Soyuz rocket since failed space launch
Oct 25, 2018 (AFP)
"On Thursday at 03:15 (0015 GMT) a Soyuz-2.1B rocket was successfully launched carrying a satellite for the Russian military," the Russian defence ministry said...
Probe commission rules out sabotage as possible cause of Soyuz failure
Oct 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The Commission understands that the damage was not intentional," the source said, noting that the commission had ruled deliberate sabotage as a possible versio...
Taxi tests for Paul Allen's Stratolaunch successfully reach 90 mph
Oct 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The team performed medium-speed taxi testing at the Mojave Air and Space Port in October 2018. Ground speeds reached a maximum of 90 mph during the test series...
US astronaut Hague 'amazed' by Russian rescue team's work after Soyuz failure
Oct 19, 2018 (Sputnik)
"They had three pararescue jumpers. As soon as they had found where we were at... they jumped in to get to us as quick as they could... In a handful of minutes,...
Russian investigators identify responsible for failed Soyuz launch
Oct 19, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The responsibility of certain employees is being established. The responsible [for the incident] are not only those who did something wrong but also their mana...
Rocket Lab selects Wallops Flight Facility for US launch site
Oct 19, 2018 (SPX)
Launch Complex 2 will be capable of supporting monthly orbital launches and is designed to serve US government and commercial missions. The site brings Rocket L...
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