The Need for Real “Rocket Science” to Solve Russian Spaceflight Setbacks
The loss of Phobos-Grunt remains a mystery, but a bit of “rocket science” can shed some light on the mission’s mysteries (Credits:... Read more →
Soyuz Capsule Adds to Year of Russian Mishaps
The Progress M-14M being readied for launch at the Baikonour Cosmodrome, the last successful launch by Roscosmos (Credits: S.P. Korolev /RSC... Read more →
Phobos-Grunt Investigation Details Begin to Surface
A report on the investigation into Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt's failure after its November 8 launch and subsequent January 15 reentry was... Read more →
Efforts to Revive South African SumbandilaSat Abandoned
SumbandilaSat, a South African Earth observation microsatellite, ceased to function due to damage it sustained during a solar storm in June... Read more →
Predicting Hazardous Events in the Van Allen Belts: Where Does the Radiation Go?
Source: NASA Artist concept of the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes spacecraft, scheduled for launch in August 2012 (Credit: NASA). When... Read more →
Progress M-14M Rocket Photographed From the Ground
UPDATE: Some clear color views of the Soyuz-U rocket 3rd stage, which orbited the Progress M-14M. The rocket will have reentered and decayed in... Read more →