Russia’s Strela rocket has made a rare appearance and launched the latest Kondor radar imaging satellite for the South African military – following its purchase from NPO Mashinostroyenia. Known as Kondor-E, this spacecraft was launched from silo 59 at Baikonur Cosmodrome’s site 175 at 04:43 UTC on Friday.
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Russia’s Strela rocket has finally conducted its much-delayed flight Thursday, launching a Kondor radar imaging…
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Soyuz MS-25 has finally launched to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA
The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has…
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At 21:14 UTC on May 26, a Soyuz 2.1a rocket launched from Site 1S at…
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In low Earth orbit (LEO) this week, NASA, Roscosmos, and the China National Space Administration…
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Four Russian satellites have made their way into orbit, including an experimental mission that could…
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September saw the end of Expedition 67 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the…
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Russian cosmonaut pair perform follow-on EVA to outfit robotic arm
by Tyler GrayRoscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev returned to work outside the International Space Station…
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Russian spacewalk to end early as suit power issue appears
by Pete HardingA prematurely-ended Russian spacewalk took place at the ISS Wednesday to continue preparations to fully…
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A Russian spacewalk was completed outside the International Space Station (ISS) to continue preparations to…
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Russian spacewalks, visiting Dragons, and science: Expedition 67’s first month at the ISS
April marked Expedition 67’s first full month aboard the International Space Station, with the outpost’s…
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Russian cosmonauts conduct second spacewalk to activate European Robotic Arm
by Joseph NavinOn April 28, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev ventured outside the International Space…
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Cosmonauts complete spacewalk to activate space station’s European Robotic Arm
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev carried out a spacewalk on April 18 to…
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Cosmonauts complete Russian spacewalk to integrate Prichal node
by Pete HardingTwo Russian cosmonauts have conducted a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) to fully…
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The ISS, now in its twenty-first year of continuous human occupation, has had a busy…
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ISS Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Pytor Dubrov performed an EVA (Extravehicular Activity)…
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Russian cosmonauts begin series of spacewalks to integrate Nauka with the ISS
ISS Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitsky and Pytor Dubrov exited the International Space Station…
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After nearly 20 years in orbit serving as a docking port and airlock for the…
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Hubble returned to operational service, showcases exoplanet’s second atmosphere
The Hubble Space Telescope recently garnered headlines for a software anomaly that caused the iconic…
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The Russian Aerospace Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a mission…