Posts Tagged ‘Russian’
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cosmonauts complete Russian Spacewalk on ISS
Two Russian Cosmonauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday to perform a spacewalk on the Russian Segment (RS) of the orbital outpost. The spacewalk –…
Progress M-09M docks to stowage-laden ISS
Hot on the heels of JAXA’s HTV-2 arrival at the International Space Station (ISS), Russia’s Progress M-09M/41P spacecraft has docked with the ISS folllowing its launch from the…
ISS Crew open 2011 spacewalk marathon with 27th Russian EVA
The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 26 crew have conducted the Russian EVA-27 on Friday, marking the first in what is currently planned to be a total of 10…
ISS crew complete 26th Russian EVA
The Russian EVA-26 has been completed Monday, with Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin (EV-1), and Oleg Skripochka (EV-2), woking on the outfitting of the exterior of the Service Module…
Soyuz 2-1A launches with six Globalstar 2 satellites
An Arianespace Soyuz 2-1A launch vehicle has lofted six Globalstar 2 mobile phone and data satellites into orbit on Tuesday. The Starsem affiliate of Arianespace were targeting the launch…
Soyuz-U launches Progress M-07M/39P – Sunday ISS docking successful
A Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle launched the M-07M/39P Progress resupply ship into orbit on Friday morning, enroute to what was an issue-free Sunday docking with the International Space Station (ISS)….
Russian Rockot launches with Gonets-M and two Kosmos satellites
A Russian Rockot launch vehicle has lifted-off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, carrying the Gonets-M (No. 2) satellite, and two Kosmos satellites. Launch took place…
Russian Progress successfully docks with ISS at the second attempt
The Russian Progress resupply vehicle – M-06M/38P – has succcessfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 16:17pm GMT on Sunday, following an aborted attempt on Friday….
Dnepr launches with Swedish and French satellites
The Ukrainian-built Dnepr launch vehicle lifted off on Tuesday, launching from an underground silo at a military base near Yasny, Russia at 14:42 GMT. Riding onboard is PRISMA,…
Russian Dnepr rocket launches with CryoSat-2
An International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras Dnepr launch vehicle has launched the European Space Agency’s CryoSat 2 Earth observation satellite from an underground silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
Russian module launches via Soyuz for Thursday ISS docking
The 3,670kg module Mini Research Module-2 (MRM-2) has launched at 9:22 am Eastern on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on top of a Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The…
SMOS and Proba-2 success following launch from Plesetsk
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Proba-2 (PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy) satellites have launched on a Russian Rockot vehicle – a converted SS-19 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)…
