Galileo Deploys Successfully
IOV satellites ejected from Fregat upper stage (Credits: ESA). Source ESA: The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation... Read more →
Safety of Nuclear Powered Missions
A glowing Plutonium-238 sphere. These pellets are used for Radioisotope Thermal Generators (RTGs) - (Credits: US Department of Energy). The use... Read more →
Successful Soyuz launch from European Spaceport
In an historical launch, a Soyuz rocket lifted of from the European spaceport of Kourou, in the French Guiana, on October 21, 2011. This... Read more →
Soyuz – Galileo IOV Launch Delayed
Source ESA, 20 October 2011: Following an anomaly detected during fueling of the Soyuz launcher’s third stage, the final countdown has been... Read more →
European Soyuz Update
The first Soyuz to take off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana was moved to the launch pad on Saturday 14 October. The rocket that will... Read more →
Faults in Quality Control Caused Soyuz and Proton Mishaps
The European version of the Soyuz rocket preparing for launch in Kourou (Credits: ESA). According to Marina Gridneva, Russian Prosecutor... Read more →