The Proton rocket with non-Russian satellites is scheduled to take place in March 2019. The Eutelsat-5West and MEV-1 satellites will be put into orbit.
Read More »Sea Launch: Does The Platform Have A Future?
It was reported that S7 Space was ready to order up to 50 rockets from Roscosmos with an option for another 35 if Soyuz-5 met the company's requirements. However, as the general director of S7 Space Sergey Sopov pointed out, the Russian government had lost interest in his company immediately after the deal had been closed.
Read More »Khrunichev Space Center Is Developing Rokot-2 Launch Vehicle
Russia is developing the Rokot-2 launch vehicle with a new control system. The project was first announced by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in March this year.
Read More »NASA Astronauts To Stop Flying On Russian Soyuz In Fall 2019
According to the International Space Station Flight Schedule, U.S. astronauts will no longer be launched on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the fall of 2019.
Read More »Proton-M Rocket’s Price Is To Double
The upcoming decline in the production of Proton-M rockets will increase their cost by 2 or 2.5 times.
Read More »Expert Says What Needs To Be Done To Help Russian Private Space Companies
If one wants to attract private companies and investments to the Russian space industry, it is necessary to amend the existing legislation.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Alexander Shaenko of the Mayak Cubesat Project
Alexander Shaenko is a Moscow-based engineer and space enthusiast, the driving force behind the Mayak cubesat developed by space enthusiasts that was launched in 2017. He is currently working on a new space-related project. We talked to him about his past and present activities, his views on the current situation in the Russian space sector, ways to engage young people in space projects and much more.
Read More »One SiriusSat Cubesat Makes Contact After Launch
August 15, 2018 at 18:51 UTC, a beacon signal was received from the SiriusSat-1 satellite. The SiriusSat-2 satellite has not made contact yet.
Read More »Angara-A5M Rocket To Be Launched For The First Time In 2025
According to Alexander Medvedev, deputy general director of the TsNIIMash rocket and spacecraft scientific center, the inaugural launch of the Angara-A5M rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is planned for 2025.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: UK – The Next Space Hub
The UK space sector is on the cusp of entering a new and golden age. As a country, the UK already has a thriving space sector with leading companies that have pioneered the small satellite industry, for example.
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