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ROSAT Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere

By Andrea Gini on October 23, 2011

The 2.7 tons German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) made its final dive into Earth's atmosphere in the night of October 22, 2011, but German Aerospace... Read more →

Press Releases

Survey: An International Institute for Space Safety

By Staff Writers on October 22, 2011

We invite the readers of the Space Safety Magazine to take part to a survey about a proposed International Institute for Space Safety, jointly... Read more →

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UPDATE: ROSAT Reentry Expected in the Next 24 Hours

By Andrea Gini on October 22, 2011

UPDATE Sat 22 Oct 18:00UT ROSAT orbit 87.79 minutes, 161.4 x 167.3 km Position 30.6S,51.9E alt=167.2km Unlit ~Re-entry ~13h The... Read more →

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Galileo Deploys Successfully

By Andrea Gini on October 21, 2011

IOV satellites ejected from Fregat upper stage (Credits: ESA). Source ESA: The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation... Read more →

Nuclear Propulsion

Safety of Nuclear Powered Missions

By Andrea Gini on October 21, 2011

A glowing Plutonium-238 sphere. These pellets are used for Radioisotope Thermal Generators (RTGs) - (Credits: US Department of Energy). The use... Read more →

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Successful Soyuz launch from European Spaceport

By Staff Writers on October 21, 2011

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 →