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Russian Satellite Lost in a Soyuz Mishaps

By Andrea Gini on December 25, 2011

A Russian dual-use communications satellite crashed just after liftoff on December 23, 2011, following the failure of the Soyuz-2 carrier... Read more →

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Cooperating with China: Space Safety is the Key!

By Staff Writers on December 24, 2011

The Chinese dragon, symbol of Chinese culture and Chinese folk religion. Credits: Nyo – Wikipedia China’s space activities and... Read more →

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Space Safety Magazine, Issue 2, Winter 2012

By Andrea Gini on December 24, 2011

Inside the Winter 2012 Issue of the Space Safety Magazine Cooperating with China: Space Safety is the Key! Psychology of Space... Read more →

Spacecraft Astrophotography2

Improved Ground-based image Phobos-Grunt

By Ralf Vandebergh on December 23, 2011

The Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt has been stranded in Earth orbit  for more then a month now. Three weeks ago, on November 29, I obtained the... Read more →

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China ends 2011 with another space milestone

By Michael J. Listner on December 23, 2011

China launched a remote sensing satellite from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on December 22, 2011 marking a milestone in China's space program. ... Read more →

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Vega to fly ESA Experimental Reentry Vehicle

By Staff Writers on December 22, 2011

IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (Credits: ESA). The launch of ESA’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle on Europe’s new Vega rocket... Read more →