Russian cosmonauts find new cracks in ISS module, Reuters “Russian cosmonauts have discovered new cracks in a segment of the International Space Station that could widen, a senior space official […]
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The Nauka Incident: Deja Vu All Over Again In Space
Space Station Incident Demands Independent Investigation, Jim Oberg, IEEE Spectrum “How close the station had come to disaster is an open question, and the flight director humorously alluded to it […]
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Nauka Was An Accident Waiting To Happen And NASA Knew
Keith’s note: I am waiting to see if NASA or Roscosmos ever explain how much fuel is still in the lines of MLM/Nauka/FGB-2 – when they purge it given that […]
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Nauka Fired Its Thrusters For No Reason – OFT-2 Delayed
NASA Invites Media to International Space Station Update Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at: http://www.nasa.gov/live … To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Kathryn Hambleton at […]
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The International Space Station Offers Lessons For Living On Earth
Keith’s note: Jim Banke just pointed out this transcript of an NBC interview with Putin wherein he talked about space and NASA quite a bit. This is a translation so […]
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Rogozin Dials Back The Rhetoric And Talks About Cooperation
Russia, Once a Space Superpower, Turns to China for Missions, NY Times “Now, the future of the Russian space program rests with the world’s new space power, China. After years […]
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Rogozin Dials Up The Complaints And Makes Threats
Rogozin told on what conditions the United States handed over Sea Launch to Russia, RIA Novosti (auto translation) “The United States agreed to transfer Russian space rocket complex “Sea Launch” […]
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Nelson And Rogozin Had A Chat
NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Roscosmos “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released the following statement after an introductory call Friday with Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin: “I was pleased to […]
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Roscosmos States The Obvious
Russian cosmonautics under huge financial restraints — Roscosmos chief, TASS “Russian cosmonautics lacks the funds that were available during the Soviet period and thus is under huge financial restraints, Roscosmos […]
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Russia's Annual ISS Complaints Begin – Again
Russia says to launch own space station in 2025, AFP “Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said in recent days that Moscow was considering whether to leave the ISS programme […]