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Flawless Maiden Launch for Europe’s New Vega Rocket

February 13, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Europe scored a major space success with today’s (Feb. 13) flawless maiden launch of the brand new Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The four stage Vega lifted off on the VV01 flight at 5:00 a.m. EST (10:00 [...]

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Dramatic Soyuz Docking Averts Potential Station Abandonment

November 16, 2011

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the first crew of humans to fly to space in the post Space Shuttle Era has successfully docked at the International Space Station early this morning, Nov. 16 at 12:24 a.m. EST, averting the potential of having to at least temporarily abandon the massive Earth orbiting research complex. After an [...]

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Soyuz Launches to Station amid Swirling Snowy Spectacular

November 14, 2011

The future survival and fate of the International Space Station was on the line and is now firmly back on track following today’s (Nov. 13) successful, high stakes liftoff of a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three man crew of two Russians and one American bound for the orbiting research platform, amidst the backdrop of [...]

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Success ! Launch Video of Crucial Russian Rocket to ISS puts Human Flights back on Track

October 30, 2011

Video caption: Liftoff of unmanned Russian Progress craft atop Soyuz booster on Oct. 30, 2011 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: NASA TV/Roscosmos. Photos and rocket rollout video below The very future of the International Space Station was on the line this morning as the Russian Progress 45 cargo ship successfully launched this morning from the Baikonur [...]

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First Progress Launch Since Accident Looms Large for Space Station Program

October 28, 2011

The first launch of a Russian resupply ship since the August failure and crash of the Progress/SoyuzU is scheduled for Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 6:11 a.m. EDT (10:11 GMT). The importance of a successful launch looms large for the future of the International Space Station. “Because the previous Progress didn’t get to orbit, it [...]

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