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Expedition 21 Crew Lands In KazakhstanHouston TX (SPX) Dec 02, 2009 As the International Space Station's smaller, two-person, Expedition 22 crew enjoyed its first full day alone in orbit, Mission Control monitored a small piece of space junk until tracking updates showed it would not come close enough to require precautions. At 11:25 a.m. EST, Flight Director Dana Weigel decided not to awaken the crew based on the latest tracking data on the piece of a ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 27, 2009The main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Thursday their final tests at a space training center near Moscow. Russia's Soyuz-FG carrier rocket bearing the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on December 21. "A two-day final exams session must confirm the readiness of ... more  
Astana, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Nov 26, 2009Kazakhstan moved to play down a spat with Russia over a delay in a rocket launch from the Russian-leased space center in the Central Asian republic earlier this week, saying it was a result of a misunderstanding. Russia's launch of a European communications satellite on a Proton rocket from Baikonur was delayed from Monday until late Tuesday, which sparked a bitter exchange of accusations between the two ex-Soviet nations. ... more  
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Nov 26, 2009Arianespace has marked a historic milestone with the arrival of its first two Soyuz launchers in French Guiana, which will be used to inaugurate service with this medium-lift workhorse vehicle next year from the Spaceport. The Soyuz 2-1a launchers were carried aboard the MN Colibri roll-on/roll-off transport ship, which docked on schedule yesterday morning at Pariacabo port near Kourou ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 23, 2009Russia's Space Forces on Friday launched a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite, a SF spokesman said. He said the rocket was launched from the Plesetsk space center in north Russia and successfully orbited a satellite that was assigned the serial number Cosmos 2455. Some experts believe the Cosmos series with 2411 and upwards could be part of Russia's Oko ... more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 18, 2009The U.S. ambassador to Moscow confirmed on Tuesday that the United States will continue to use Russian Soyuz spacecraft after space shuttles retire from service in 2010. "Soon, when space shuttles are taken out of operation, we will only be using your Soyuz rockets to put our astronauts into orbit," John Beyrle said in an online conference hosted by Gazeta.ru. The new Orion spacecraf ... more 
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 16, 2009President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will prioritize the development of nuclear energy, especially the use of nuclear technology in spacecraft. Medvedev made the announcement Thursday during his annual address to the Federal Assembly. This was not the first time that Russia has suggested the development of nuclear-powered spacecraft. Anatoly Perminov, the head of Federal Space Agenc ... more |
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