by David Todd | Sep 17, 2015 | ESA, International Space Station, NASA, Russia, Soyuz
The manned spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-016M, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2139 GMT on 11 September 2015, to return three crew to Earth. After its re-entry the descent capsule of the Soyuz TMA-016M touched down at 0051 GMT on 12 September near...
by David Todd | Sep 3, 2015 | ESA, International Space Station, Launches, NASA, Soyuz, space station
A Soyuz FG launch vehicle successfully launched the Soyuz TMA-018M spacecraft carrying three crew to the International Space Station at 0437 GMT on 2 September 2015. The launch was from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. The crew carried aboard...
by David Todd | Aug 27, 2015 | International Space Station, JAXA, NASA
While August is traditionally a slow month for major news stories, the same cannot be said for the International Space Station with several comings and goings and even a spacewalk during the latter part of the month. On 14 August, Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and...
by David Todd | Aug 24, 2015 | International Space Station, JAXA, Launches, NASA
After two days of weather delays, an H-2B (H-IIB) rocket successfully launched the Japanese HTV-5 cargo craft heading for the International Space Station at 1150 GMT on 19 August 2015 from the Tanegashima launch site in Japan. The 16.5 metric ton spacecraft, also...
by David Todd | Jul 23, 2015 | International Space Station, NASA, Russia, Seradata News, Soyuz, space station
A Soyuz FG rocket successfully launched three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on board their Soyuz TMA-017M/ISS-43S spacecraft (aka Soyuz TMA-17M). Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakhstan, took place at 2102 GMT on 22 July...
by David Todd | Jul 17, 2015 | ESA, International Space Station, Science, Technology
It is a sign that the UK space industry remains in very good health that the third UK Space Conference had attendance up for the third time, this time to 1,100 delegates. As a further indication of the UK’s growing importance in space, the enlarged Conference...
