Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket With Spacecraft For Defence Purposes, RIA Reports

Russia has successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a spacecraft intended for defence purposes, according to reports from the Russian state-run news agency RIA. The launch took place at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, located in the Arkhangelsk region in northern Russia.The Russian Aerospace Forces, part of the country’s military, conducted the operation on behalf of the Russian Defence

March 4, 2025
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First Indian Astronaut Rakesh Sharma Lauds ‘Gaganyaan Mission’; Says Mission To Bring More Information Than Initially Thought

Cosmonauts Gennady Strekalov, Rakesh Sharma and Yuri Malyshev of Interkosmos mission 1984The statement "Gaganyaan to bring more information than initially thought of" by Rakesh Sharma highlights the potential of India’s indigenous Gaganyaan mission to provide extensive insights into space exploration. This mission is significant as it marks India’s first human spaceflight program, aiming to

February 24, 2025
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NASA Open To Extending ISS Beyond 2030

Jeff Foust reports via SpaceNews: A NASA official opened the door to keeping the International Space Station in operation beyond 2030 if commercial space stations are not yet ready to take over by the end of the decade. Speaking at the Beyond Earth Sym…

November 4, 2023
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SpaceX Studies Use of Starship as a Space Station

Recently Ars Technica reported on “another application for SpaceX’s Starship architecture that the company is studying,” adding that NASA “is on board to lend expertise.

“Though still in a nascent phase of tech development, the effort could result in…

August 5, 2023
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