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First Soyuz Ready for Liftoff from French Guiana

By Staff Writers on October 17, 2011

Source ESA, 15 October 2011: The first Soyuz to take off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana was moved to the launch pad yesterday. The... Read more →

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Update: Final View of ROSAT From The Ground

By Ralf Vandebergh on October 16, 2011

The german ROSAT space telescope (Credits: PD-USGov-NASA). October 19 update: In the picture below, a special false-color processing to increase... Read more →

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Photos of Possible ROSAT Fragments

By Andrea Gini on October 14, 2011

According to German space agency DLR, the 2.4-ton Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) is expected to reenter Eart's atmosphere by October  22 or 23,... Read more →

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Soyuz Ready for Milestone Launch from Kourou

By Staff Writers on October 14, 2011

Artist's impression of a Soyuz launch from Korou (Credits: ESA). Source ESA: International space cooperation will be highlighted in a historic... Read more →

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Russia Postpones OKA-T Free Flying Experiments Module

By Andrea Gini on October 14, 2011

According to the Xinhua news agency, Russia has delayed the launch of its OKA-T free-flying experiments module, originally planned by 2015. The... Read more →

Extreme Solar Weather

Video: Sun Fires Up Furious Avalanche

By Staff Writers on October 14, 2011

Source NASA: During a solar eruption, a growing mountain of plasma culminated in an avalanche-like fall back to the surface. NASA's Solar Dynamics... Read more →