by David Todd | Nov 7, 2013 | commercial launch services, International Space Station, NASA, Russia, Soyuz, space station
At 0414 GMT Launch on 7 November, Soyuz TMA-011M (on flight ISS-37S) was successfully launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle on a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) which had passed over the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site near Tyuratam, Kazakhstan five...
by David Todd | Nov 4, 2013 | ESA, International Space Station, NASA, Russia, space station
Having fulfullled its cargo mission to International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ATV-04 (Albert Einstein) spacecraft was deliberately re-entered on 2 November at circa 1204 GMT with any remaining debris falling into the Pacific. Some...
by David Todd | Oct 28, 2013 | ESA, International Space Station, Seradata News, space station
The European Space Agency’s cargo spacecraft ATV-04 (Albert Einstein) undocked from the aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 0855 GMT and separated from the station. The cargo craft will soon be deliberately re-entered with...
by David Todd | Oct 22, 2013 | commercial launch services, International Space Station, NASA, space station
Following its delivery demonstration mission, the Cygnus Cots Demo 1 mission craft has now been released from the International Space Station. After the latches holding the Cygnus Cots Demo 1 spacecraft to the ISS were opened, the station’s robot arm unberthed...
by David Todd | Oct 4, 2013 | China, commercial launch services, exploration, History, Satellites, Science, space station
While there remain elements of Communist China’s history that cause more sadness and regret than outright celebration, the Chinese nation does have one thing can it can unequivocally celebrate: China’s much admired space programme. At the 64th International...
by David Todd | Sep 30, 2013 | commercial launch services, International Space Station, NASA, space station
At 1100 GMT on 29 September, the Cygnus Cots Demo 1 cargo craft which was to demonstrate to NASA that it can be used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), was successfully captured by the space station’s robot arm after a delayed approach...
