by Rob Coppinger | Apr 3, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, International Space Station, Russia, Soyuz, Space tourism
Space Adventures chief executive Eric Anderson told the media today that if the expected flight of a Kazakh cosmonaut does not go ahead on 30 September this year onboard Soyuz TMA 16 then one of his company’s customers might go to the International Space...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 2, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, International Space Station, Russia, Soyuz, space station, Space tourism
*** NEWS TELE-CONFERENCE *** SPACE ADVENTURES’ CEO ERIC ANDERSON FRIDAY, APRIL 3 – 1:00 p.m. (EDT) SPACE ADVENTURES’ CEO ERIC ANDERSON TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF SPACE TOURISM, AVAILABLE SEATS FOR UPCOMING ORBITAL FLIGHTS WHAT:...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 31, 2009 | ESA, Russia, Soyuz, Spaceport
The mobile gantry for the Samara Space Center Soyuz 2-1a (and eventually 2-1b) rocket’s CNES/European Space Agency spaceport in French Guiana is being constructed in Russia. Once check it is to be dismantled before its trip to South America The image is from the...
by Rob Coppinger | Jan 6, 2009 | commercial launch services, ESA, Russia, Satellites, Soyuz
Already delayed from 2008 to 2009 the European Space Agency (ESA) seems to be preparing for a possible delay into 2010 for the introduction of Arianespace/Starsem French Guiana Space Centre (CSG) operations of the Samara Space Centre Soyuz 2-1a rocket as the maiden...