Re-Entry: Flock 2B-8
Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 22, 2016 after half a year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: TRAILBLAZER
The TRAILBLAZER CubeSat, launched on a Minotaur rocket as part of the ORS-3 cluster mission, re-entered on May 22, 2016 after over two and a half years in orbit.
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Progress Cargo Craft Docked to ISS suffers Fluid Leak
The Progress MS cargo spacecraft currently docked to the International Space Station suffered what is suspected to be a leak in one of its fluid tanks.
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Pre-Dawn Soyuz Launch successfully places Galileo Satellite Pair into Orbit
A Soyuz rocket raced into the early morning skies over French Guiana on Tuesday carrying a pair of Galileo satellites into orbit in the continuing deployment of Europe’s Galileo Satellite Navigation System that is set to begin initial services by the end of the year.
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Video: Soyuz Rocket roars into the Night Sky with two Galileo Satellites
A Soyuz rocket raced into the early morning skies over French Guiana on Tuesday carrying a pair of Galileo satellites into orbit in the continuing deployment of Europe’s Navigation Satellite System that is set to begin initial services by the end of the year.
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Soyuz Rocket poised to Lift next Pair of Galileo Navigation Satellites
A Soyuz rocket has been assembled for launch from the Guiana Space Center on Tuesday, set to lift the next two Galileo satellites into orbit in the continued deployment of Europe’s Navigation Satellite Constellation.
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ISS Operations Update – May 23, 2016
Experiments: Marrow – Blood, Breath & Air Sampling [The MARROW study, known by its full name Bone Marrow Adipose Reaction:
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India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle Testbed soars to Success in first High-Speed Flight
India’s first winged space plane took to the skies Monday morning in the country’s first test of reusable launch vehicle technology, marking the first step in a long development process aiming for a fully reusable two-stage rocket flying some time in the next 15 years.
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Indian Reusable Launch Vehicle Testbed ready for High-Speed Flight
India’s first winged space plane will take flight on Monday for a 10-minute test flight representing the first small step in an ambitious development program for a re-usable launch vehicle combining rocket and air-breathing propulsion technology.
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ISS Operations Update – May 20, 2016
Experiments: METEOR Software Image Load [The Meteor study, going by the full name of ‘Meteor Composition Determination,’ is the first
Read moreRe-Entry: Flock 1E-1
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-1 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 18, 2016 after ten months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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ISS Operations Update – May 19, 2016
Experiments: Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) [This study evaluates a high-intensity, low-volume exercise protocol to minimize the loss
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ISS Operations Update – May 18, 2016
Experiments: Wet Lab RNA SmartCycler Experiment Session [The Wetlab RNA SmartCycler provides real-time quantitative gene expression analysis aboard ISS, enabling
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Next Round of CubeSat Deployments begins on ISS, covering Science, Technology & Earth Imaging
Seventeen small satellites are being deployed from the International Space Station Monday through Wednesday after being delivered to the Station on various cargo vehicles over the past several months.
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Full-Length Onboard Video of first Soyuz Launch from Vostochny
The Roscosmos State Corporation released onboard video captured aboard the Soyuz 2-1A rocket performing the first launch from Russia’s new Vostochny Cosmodrome on April 28.
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ISS Operations Update – May 17, 2016
Experiments: Calcium Study [This experiment looks at the causes of the loss of bone density in humans undergoing long duration
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ISS Operations Update – May 16, 2016
Experiments: Rodent Research 3 – Animal Transfer and Grip Strength Measurements using a specially fabricated Grip Meter [Rodent Research 3,
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