by David Todd | Jul 17, 2018 | International Space Station, On a Lighter Note, Seradata News
As hosts, the Russians made a big deal about the space connection to the FIFA World Cup Adidas Telstar 18 football. Not only did it have a satellite name but it was even flown in orbit with the Cosmonauts on the International Space Station having a kick around with...
by David Todd | Mar 12, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, Soyuz
A Russian-built Soyuz ST-B (Fregat MT) rocket successfully took four O3b communications satellites into Medium Earth orbit (MEO). The launch (VS18), which flew under the auspices of Arianespace, took place from the Sinnamary launch site as part of the space port near...
by David Todd | Jan 4, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News, Soyuz, SpaceX
The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter – KPLO – has been given a launch on a Falcon 9. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) selected SpaceX to launch the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) in 2020. In a separate development, the CHEOPS...
by David Todd | Nov 22, 2017 | Apollo, NASA, Seradata News, Soyuz, Technology
While pressurised sealed vessels like submarines have an obvious parallel in manned spacecraft.- there are also some elements of their technology which are actually shared between vessels flying in orbit and those under the sea. An example of one of these is the...
by David Todd | Nov 13, 2017 | commercial launch services, Russia, Seradata News, Soyuz
The US military is now under orders from the US Congress to end the use of any commercial satellites that have been launched by Russian or Russian-sourced rockets. The ban comes into play from 2023 onwards and raises doubts over the commercial viability of the Proton...
