First Launch From New Vostochny Spaceport The Russian spaceport [Cosmodrome] opened this week with the launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three satellites. Before the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome all of Russia’s launches took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome which is located inside Kazakhstan. Politically, it was imperative for Russia to have a spaceport…
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Russian space rocket ship has its 500th launch this week. Soyuz 500th mission was to the International Space Station. NASA / RT Video Rediscovered Astronomy
Russian Rocket Loses Satellite A Proton M type rocket that was en route to place a Mexican communications satellite was lost this weekend. The Russian Proton M rocket was launched from the Baikonur [Байқоңыр | Байконур] Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The failure occurred in the last stage of the mission previous to the release of the…
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Antares Rocket Explosion An Antares rocket destined to the International Space Station exploded today. The Antares rocket was an unmanned mission en route to the ISS to deliver a restocking cargo.
China Launches Scientific Mission China launched a rocket ship this Tuesday. The mission will be focused on conducting scientific experiments in space. China Launches Scientific Mission – Video, RT
Space X Falcon 9 R Explosion on Video Something went wrong with the launch of a Falcon 9 R rocket last Friday. The video of its explosion was aired this weekend by local TV. The rocket was launched from Space X facility near McGregor, Texas. The American company has not released any technical information related…
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Grasshopper (Space X) Vertical Landing Rocket reached the height of 325 meters in its most recent test. Space X hopes to revive rockets’ vertical landing systems as a viable way to reuse space vehicles. Space X – Grasshopper
India launched its space rocket PSLV to place in orbit a navigational satellite. The satellite is the first of seven to be put into orbit by India as part of their Regional Navigational System