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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 →

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New Strategy for ELV Certification

By Staff Writers on October 18, 2011

Space Launch System 130 MT and 70 MT, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, ATK's Liberty, Orbital Sciences Corporation's Taurus II, and ATK's Athena IIc and... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry

Infographic: ROSAT Facts

By Staff Writers on October 17, 2011

The 2.4-ton X-ray space observatory ROSAT is expected to break up as it plunges through Earth's atmosphere in late October, but some large pieces... Read more →