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 →

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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 →