Expedition 49 Is Back On Earth (with video) “NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth […]
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One Third of U.S. Astronauts Injured During Soyuz Landings
Soyuz Landing Missions, NASA “More injuries have been occurring on Soyuz landings than anticipated. Most injuries are minor in nature, but are unexpected due to the low energetics of the […]
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The Curious Geopolitical Immunity of the International Space Station
White House says U.S. will retaliate against Russia for hacking, Politico “White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest promised on Tuesday that the U.S. would deliver a “proportional” response to Russia’s […]
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Russia's Proton Is Adapting To Future Markets
ILS Offers Proton Variants For Smaller Payloads, ILS “International Launch Services (ILS) announces a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable […]
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Russia Begins To Reduce ISS Participation
Roscosmos plans to reduce Russian ISS crew to two, TASS “Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos plans to reduce Russia’s crew at the International Space Station (ISS) from three to two […]
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Ruexit For ISS?
Russia’s Plan To Spin Off a New Space Station From the ISS, Popular Mechanics “According to RKK Energia, the prime Russian contractor on the ISS, the new outpost would begin […]
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Docking and Rolling Fears Delay Soyuz and Progress Launches
Launch of new series manned spacecraft rescheduled due to risk of docking disruption, TASS “The launch has been rescheduled for July 7,” he said. “The crew is expected to come […]
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Report: CRS Worried About Ongoing RD-180 Indecision
National Security Space Launch at a Crossroads, Congressional Research Service “Transitioning away from the RD-180 to a domestic U.S. alternative would likely involve technical, program, and schedule risk. A combination […]
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Is NASA Getting Cold Feet On Commercial Crew?
NASA to pay Russia $88 mln to deliver astronauts to world’s sole orbiter in 2018-2019, TASS “Russia has signed a contract with the United States to deliver six NASA astronauts […]
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RD-180 Food Fight Continues
Senate Armed Services Committee Sticks to Its Guns on RD-180 Rocket Engines, Space Policy Online “U.S. national space transportation policy requires that at least two independent launch systems be available […]