by David Todd | Jun 26, 2020 | Commercial human spaceflight, International Space Station, Russia, Soyuz, Space tourism
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency/industrial complex, has announced that it plans to allow two tourists to ride aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023. The two would-be astronauts will be accompanied by a professional cosmonaut... 
by David Todd | May 31, 2020 | International Space Station, Launches, NASA, Russia, Seradata News, Space Shuttle, SpaceX
The former Space Shuttle launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center hosted the first crewed launch since the Space Shuttle was retired after its last flight in July 2011. The launch was the first commercially operated one involving NASA astronauts, with SpaceX... 
by David Todd | May 23, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Russia, Satellites
Russia launched the Cosmos 2546 satellite into a highly elliptical Earth orbit at 0731 GMT using a Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat M launch vehicle from Pad 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. Cosmos 2546 is also known as Tundra 4, Kupol No. 4 and EKS 4. The... 
by David Todd | May 13, 2020 | NASA, Russia, Soyuz
While the first manned Commercial Crew programme test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon is due later this month, NASA is apparently playing safe and ordered another ride for one of its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz seat cost US$90 million... 
by David Todd | May 7, 2020 | Reliability Info, Russia, Satellites, Space Insurance
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has confirmed that it has turned off the Ka-band payload of the communications satellite Express AM-6 and transferred its clients to other satellites. The announcement also confirmed that the underlying cause was a... 
by David Todd | Apr 27, 2020 | International Space Station, Launches, Russia, Soyuz
At 0151 GMT on 25 April 2020 a Soyuz 2-1a launched a Progress MS-14 freighter to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. The cargo craft which was carrying supplies to the astronauts on...
