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 →

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Soyuz – Galileo IOV Launch Delayed

By Staff Writers on October 20, 2011

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 →

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European Soyuz Update

By Andrea Gini on October 19, 2011

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 →

The Russian Launch Failures Of 2010-2014

Faults in Quality Control Caused Soyuz and Proton Mishaps

By Andrea Gini on October 19, 2011

The European version of the Soyuz rocket preparing for launch in Kourou (Credits: ESA). According to Marina Gridneva, Russian Prosecutor... Read more →

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Orbital and SpaceX COTS Demo Delayed

By Andrea Gini on October 18, 2011

Orbital Sciences Corp and Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) are pushing to the new year the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services... Read more →