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Soyuz 2-1A launches Soyuz MS-21 to ISS with its cosmonaut crew of three
Russia successfully launched a Soyuz 2-1A vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan at 1555 GMT on 18 March. The craft was carrying the Soyuz MS-21 craft with a crew of Cosmonaut's Oleg Artemiev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov and WAS planned...
Astronauts install “mod kit’ as work continues on the ISS Power Augmentation program
On 15 March 2022 NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari opened the hatch at 1212 GMT to begin their spacewalk (US EVA-79). This mission was to install a “mod kit” on power channel 3A’s Mast Canister Assembly (MCA) located on the Starboard-4 (S4) Truss and to...
Long March 4C launches Yaogan 34-02 for China
At 0709 GMT on 17 March 2022, a Long March 4C (CZ-4C) rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Centre China. It was carrying Yaogan 34-02. This is officially a remote sensing/Earth observation satellite. The spacecraft is built by SAST. However, analysts are...
Further fallout from Russo-Ukraine war on aerospace industry
While the main effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have already become apparent, most noticeably by the cancellation of the Soyuz launches of OneWeb satellites and probably Galileo as well, and the engine/stage supply issues affecting rockets such as Antares...
On its return from mishap, Astra Space’s Astra Rocket 3.3 delivers its payloads into orbit (Updated & Corrected)
In a return to flight following a February launch failure, an Astra Space Rocket 3.3 (Astra Rocket 3.3) on flight LV0009 was launched from the Pacific Space Complex in Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 1622 GMT on 15 March. As part of its contracted mission "Astra 1" for the...
Russian invasion of Ukraine makes Russian satellites very difficult to insure fully (Updated)
The Russian government’s official policy on its invasion of Ukraine – and its lack of success – seems to be “Don’t mention the War!”. Yet despite media restrictions most of Russia’s public realises that something is going on. Most obviously, Western commercial...
SpaceX continues rapid Starlink deployment with fourth launch in 16 days, pushing in-orbit units to over 2000
SpaceX successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 1345 GMT on 9 March. The vehicle was carrying 48 Starlink satellites destined for fourth "shell" of the constellation at ~540 km, inclined at 53.2 degrees....
Lockheed Martin invests in prospective British satellite operator Satellite Vu
British start-up Earth Observation (EO) company Satellite Vu has closed another phase of its Series A financing, bringing its total funds raised to GBP£20 million (US$27.5 million). As part of this second phase the company has also attracted interest from some bigger...
USSF confirms orders for satellites from General Atomics and Orion Space for weather imaging
The United States Space Force (USSF) has outlined how it is moving forward with its Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) programme to replace its in-situ fleet of DMSP satellites stemming from the cold-war era, at the end of February. These Defense...
Northrop Grumman’s Space Logistics outlines plans for MRV satellite servicing mission in 2024
SpaceLogistics, a subsidiary of American manufacturer Northrop Grumman, announced its plans for launching its MRV satellite on 21 February. The MRV or Mission Robotic Vehicle is its next step in the evolution of its satellite servicing business. The company outlined...
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