by David Todd | Sep 26, 2014 | International Space Station, NASA, Russia, Soyuz
A crew carrying spacecraft, SOYUZ TMA-014M/ISS-40S, was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, near Tyuratam, Kazakhstan at 2025 GMT on 25 September 2014. The three-person crew consisted of cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev...
by David Todd | Sep 2, 2014 | Science, Soyuz
The Russian unmanned Foton M4 biology and technology mission has successfully landed in Kazakhstan at 0918 GMT on 1 September 2014 after its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. The Foton M4 spacecraft had been launched by a Soyuz 2-1A rocket on 18 July 2014 on a...
by David Todd | Aug 23, 2014 | commercial launch services, ESA, Satellites, Soyuz
The Arianespace-operated flight of a Russian-built Soyuz ST-B (Fregat MT) launch vehicle ended in embarrassing failure on 22 August 2014 after the launch vehicle deposited two EU/ESA Galileo navigation satellites into the wrong orbit. The lift off at 1227 GMT from...
by David Todd | Aug 6, 2014 | International Space Station, Russia, Seradata News, Soyuz
The Russian unmanned Progress M-023M cargo/freighter that carried stores to the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) conducted a commanded de-orbit burn to destructively re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. Re-entry took place at 2242 GMT on 31 July 2013...
by David Todd | Jul 24, 2014 | International Space Station, Russia, Soyuz
The Progress M-024M cargo carrying unmanned spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station at 2144 GMT on 23 July 2014. The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam near Kazakhstan. Progress M-024M docked with the ISS...
by David Todd | Jul 21, 2014 | On a Lighter Note, Russia, Science, Soyuz
At 2050 GMT on 18 July 2014, a Russian Soyuz 2-1A launch vehicle successfully lofted the Foton M4 spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. Aboard the vessel were various material science and biological...
