Proton/Breeze-M Cleared To Resume Flying
A Russian state board of inquiry announced on August 30 that the cause of the August 18 failure of a Proton rocket upper stage has been found.... Read more →
Lost Russian Satellite Threatens Space Navigation
According to press agency Xinhua, the Russian heavy satellite Express-AM4, inserted in a wrong orbit after a faulty launch on Aug. 18, might... Read more →
Proposed Missions Could Deflect Space Rocks Like Asteroid Apophis
The ESA's Don Quijote mission upon impacting an asteroid (Credit: ESA - AOES Medialab). An article on Space.com highlights two new studies for... Read more →
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The Need for an Integrated Regulatory Regime for Aviation and Space ICAO for Space? (Studies in Space Policy) In the new space age after the end of... Read more →
The Soyuz Crew Escape System
The video shows the Soyuz T-10-1 attempted launch of September 26, 1981. The launch escape system fired just two seconds before the rocket... Read more →
Progress Accident May Have Been Caused by Gas Generator Failure
“Members of the emergency commission have determined the cause of the failure of the Soyuz carrier rocket’s third stage engine," said... Read more →