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Wayne Hill's Blog: Russian Cargo rocket crashes (1969-12-31)
The Russian Progress M-12M has crashed somewhere in Siberia. Teams are on the way to the crash site. “The engine system’s erratic functioning and its subsequent breakdown occurred during ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: “Russia launched a Soyuz rocket Wednesday carrying a covert military payload believed to be a spy satellite with a high-resolution optical camera. (2009-04-30)“Russia launched a Soyuz rocket Wednesday carrying a covert military payload believed to be a spy satellite with a high-resolution optical camera. “The Soyuz rocket lifted off at 1658 GMT from ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz launcher transferred to launch pad (2009-05-26)25 May 2009Early this morning, the Soyuz launcher that will bring ESA astronaut Frank De Winne to the International Space Station for his six-month OasISS mission was transferred to the launch pad ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian Soyuz TMA-15 Launch (2009-05-27)The Russian Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft carrying the crew of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Frank De Winne of Belgium, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Docks With the Space Station (2009-05-29)DOCKING. The Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft has docked to the Zarya module of the space station, delivering European astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Successful Tests of New Russian Rocket Engine (2009-06-26)New Russian liquid-fuel rocket engine 14D23/RD-0124A, built for “Soyuz-2-16” rocket carrier, passed first tests, conditions of which were beyond operation conditions. During last four ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russians launch a Progress resupply ship. (2009-07-24)Flying atop a Russian Soyuz U booster, the Progress M-67 spacecraft rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1056 GMT (6:56 a.m. EDT). A preliminary orbit was achieved after a ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Is There Life After Soyuz? (2009-08-22)Russia unveiled an ambitious three-decade plan for a manned space program this week at the International Aviation and Space Salon, MAKS-2009, which opened Tuesday in the town of Zhukovsky, near ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz launch (2009-10-01)Do you not like rocketry stuff? Get me out of here. [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Assembly of Soyuz mobile gantry is now underway at the Spaceport (2009-11-12)November 12, 2009 The assembly process has begun for Soyuz mobile gantry at the Spaceport, which will enable the integration of payloads with Soyuz in the vertical position. The new Soyuz operating ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: First Russian Launch From French Guiana Delayed (2010-02-12)MOSCOW (Reuters) - The first launch of a Russian space rocket from a site outside Moscow's control has been delayed while engineers test a service tower, Interfax news agency reported on Friday. A ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: France To Pay Russia One Billion For 14 Soyuz Carrier Rockets (2010-03-08)Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 09, 2010 France has put aside some $1 billion to buy 14 Soyuz carrier rockets from Russia, French satellite launch firm Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Witness The Spectacular Descent And Landing Of Soyuz TMA-17 (2010-03-17)Through a special arrangement with representatives of the Russian Space Agency, Incredible Adventures now offers VIP admission to one of the rarest events on earth. Be in Kazakhstan June 3rd to ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz landing in snow (2010-03-20)[Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russians Have Soyuz Blessed By Priest Before Friday Launch of Faulty Spacecraft (2010-04-01)According to MSNBC the Russians are blaming malfunctioning escape system on US made hardware. So far they have been unable to duplicate the problem on the ground. By James Oberg NBC News space ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Burns A Hole In The Blue Baikonur Cosmodrome Sky Enroute To Orbit (2010-04-02)Launch today of the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft. The Expedition 23 crew experienced spotty voice communications during accent but that was the only reported problem during an otherwise flawless launch. ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Launch Video In HD! (2010-04-05)This is one of the greatest launch videos I have ever seen. Enjoy! Lot's of activity in space this week. With the launch of Discovery this morning there are 4 women in space for the first time in ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Two space launches (2010-04-05)Expedition 23 Soyuz, April 2nd. This video has a really cool perspective. (via the Bayourat ) And, this morning's pre-dawn launch of the Shuttle Discovery . (found on Spaceports ) Oh, yeah, there are ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Launch at the Baikonur Kosmodrome (2010-05-05)The best part about this set of images is that it shows the people and surrounding area of the BK. From English Russia [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Awesome Photos | A Visit To Baikonur, Launch of a “Soyuz” Progress (2010-05-05)Awesome pictures of a progress launch and visit to Baikonur. The time exposures are most excellent. My hat is off to Dimitry Chistoprudov. I love good photography. Especially good rocketry ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Could Russia Be Getting Back In The Space Plane Business? (2010-05-07)Many rumors abound since the launch of the X-37B. The USAF's Mini Shuttle. One of the rumors is that Russia is renewing a long since abandoned program called MAKS (Multipurpose Aerospace System). ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Unique View of Expedition 23 Soyuz Landing (2010-06-08)[Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz TMA-19 Expedition 24 Rollout (2010-06-14)BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Russian rocket set to carry a three-person U.S.-Russian crew to the international space station was moved Sunday to a launch pad in preparation for blastoff. The rocket ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: The Russian space agency, Roskosmos, is putting the finishing touches to the design of a spacecraft, which could carry the nation's cosmonauts into sp (2010-07-22)The Russian space agency, Roskosmos, is putting the finishing touches to the design of a spacecraft, which could carry the nation's cosmonauts into space in the coming decades. Russian officials ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian Soyuz spacecraft damaged: (2010-10-05)MOSCOW — A Russian Soyuz spacecraft due to launch in December suffered damage to its container in transit, its chief constructor said Tuesday in the latest hitch to the country's space programme. ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: We Have Lift Off. Lift Off Of Soyuz TMA-01M and Expedition 25 (2010-10-08)The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 carrying Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Scott J. ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: The Soyuz-2.1a (14A14) (2010-10-20)[Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz TMA-20 Launches From Baikonur Cosmodrone (2010-12-16)The Soyuz TMA-20 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 (Dec. 16 in Kazakhstan), carrying Expedition 26 Soyuz Commander Dmitry Kondratyev of ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian Progress M-09M Rolled Out And Readied For Launch Tonight 7:30PM CST (2011-01-27)A Russian Soyuz rocket and Progress cargo freighter has been rolled to the launch pad for tonights planned liftoff at 7:31 p.m. CST. The Progress M-09M spacecraft is scheduled for docking ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Fly Me To The Moon! Moon And Back Trip Is Feasible, Say Russians! $150 Million Dollars Per Seat Price Tag (2011-02-05)Moon And Back Top Russian Official Says Negligible Upgrade Needed For Lunar Trip MOSCOW, Russia - Space tourists can really get the opportunity to fly around the Moon and return to the Earth in the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: 50th Anniversary Soyuz Launch Honors Yuri Gagarin (2011-04-06)See more at English Russia [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz high over Ekaterinburg, central Russia (2011-05-11)"Space launch Soyuz rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrom as seen from Ekaterinburg. Distance to launchpad is about 2000 km. I shot it with old Panasonic HDC-DX1 on tripod from my balcony." This video is ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Fly Around Will Happen Today (2011-05-23)The long awaited fly around of a Soyuz capsule to photographically capture the completed ISS with a shuttle docked will happen today. With the undocking of the TMA-20 spacecraft. Returning the ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Rollout Of Soyuz TMA-02M (2011-06-06)The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft is raised into vertical position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2011. The rocket is being prepared for launch June 8 to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Not UFOs: Soyuz (?) Rocket Launch (2011-06-15)Sojuz (?) Rocket Launch , a photo by Not-UFOs (??-???) on Flickr. Click through for Not UFO's gallery of things that are, well, not UFOs. [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Delivers 6 Satellites for Globalstar's Constellation (2011-07-14)Soyuz Flight ST23 - Arianespace successfully orbited another batch of six spacecraft for Globalstar's second-generation satellite network this morning on a mission performed with the medium-lift ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian News Video Of The Soyuz Launch With 6 GlobalStar-2 Satellites (2011-07-16)Following successful injection of 6 Globalstar-2 satellites into the targeted orbit by Russian Fregat upper stage, the control of the spacecraft was taken over by the customer. Soyuz-2-1a with ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russia Declares Victory In Space Race As U.S. Retires Shuttle And Sidelines It's Manned Space Program (2011-07-24)With the end of the Shuttle program and the sidelining of Americas manned space program. The Russians move ahead towards space dominance. Russia is working on two large-scale space projects ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russia Awards Contract For New Spaceship (2011-08-01)According to the Russian Space Agency, the Energia Corporation has won a tender to develop a manned spaceship to replace the Soviet-era Soyuz system. There will be versions for Earth orbit and ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian Progress ISS Resupply Ship Disintegrates Over Siberia (2011-08-24)A Russian freighter bound for the International Space Station (ISS) disintegrated over Siberia after failing to separate from the third stage of its Soyuz-U carrier rocket. The failure ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Siberians To Sue Over Toxic Space Debris From Failed Launches (2011-08-30)Leaders of an indigenous Siberian ethnic group on Tuesday announced plans to sue over a recent failed Russian space shot that, they claim, scattered toxic rocket debris over their tribal ... [Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: On this date…Soyuz T-10-1 (2011-09-26)On September 26th 1983 the Launch Abort System on the Soyuz was put to the test on a real launch. The Soyuz T-10-1 was poised for a launch to send the crew to Salyut 7 space station then suddenly at ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Liftoff! First Ever Soyuz Launch From South America (2011-10-21)The first Soyuz has lifted off from French Guiana, initiating a 3-hour 49-minute inaugural flight for Arianespace’s medium-lift launcher that will orbit the initial two spacecraft in ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Another Soyuz-2.1b Rocket Launch Failure Friday Dec. 23, 2011 May Delay Next Progress Launch (2011-12-24)The Russian space program suffered yet another setback on Friday after a Soyuz-2 vehicle failed to put a communications satellite into orbit, resulting in debris from the probe crashing back to ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Is That Santa? No, Just Soyuz Rockets Falling From The Sky! (2011-12-25)The mysterious fireball observed above Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France on Christmas Eve was the re-entry of the third stage of a Soyuz rocket that transported three astronauts to space, ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz reentry over Europe (not a comet) (2011-12-26)[Read More]
High Power Rocketry: This Girl Snuck Into a Russian Military Rocket Factory (2012-01-06)"Her name is Lana Sator and she snuck into one of NPO Energomash factories outside of Moscow. Her photos are amazing, like sets straight out of Star Wars or Alien. Now the Russian government is ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: What’s a Soyuz Launch Like? (2012-01-12)Andre (top), Oleg (bottom) and I prepare to depart. By: Don Pettit — Soyuz From: http://blogs.airspacemag.com/pettit/ As a newly arrived astronaut candidate in ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Next Manned Soyuz Mission To The ISS Postponed One Month. Phobos-Grunt Failure Blammed On Space Radiation. (2012-02-01)Source: Reuters By Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:09pm GMT (Reuters) - Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its Mars moon mission, but space ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz images at English Russia (2012-02-27)"On Friday, A Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a Meridian spacecraft, lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 4.08 p.m." Many more images at English Russia. This link was provided by Derek Deville. [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Underwater Missile Launch (2012-03-26)I understand this is a Russian naval launch, but what kind of rocket exactly? Is it launched out of water because the ship cannot handle the blast? [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Expedition 31 Soyuz Launch 201205150004HQ) (2012-05-15)Expedition 31 Soyuz Launch 201205150004HQ) , a photo by nasa hq photo on Flickr. [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Could Prayer Be Behind The Success Of The Soyuz Program? (2012-05-29)Last week, vivid photographs were released of a Russian Orthodox priest annointing the Soyuz, the crew, and even the press in advance of the May 15 launch to the International Space ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Soyuz Progress Launch, Rendezvous And Docking In Just 5 Hours and 43 Minutes (2012-08-02)A mere 5 hours and 43 minutes after launch from Baikonur the Progress M-16M docked to the International Space Station today August 2nd 2012 at 01:18 UTC. This was a test of a new fast approach which ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Russian Proton Rocket Fails To Reach Target Orbit (2012-08-08)MOSCOW -- Russia's space pride suffered another blow Tuesday when a booster rocket failed to place two communications satellites into target orbits, a mishap that came a day after NASA ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Cosmos space exhibit in Moscow, 1969 (2012-08-24)"There used to be an interesting exhibition hall in Moscow, it was called “Cosmos” and was devoted to the Soviet achievements in space development. ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Expedition 32 Returns Safely To Earth (2012-09-16)Just a few hours after undocking from the International Space Station. Expedition 32 safley lands back on Earth in central Kazakhstan. The three member crew touched down, September 17th 2012 at ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Launch of Expedition 33 on Soyuz TMA-06M (2012-10-23)[Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Expedition 33 crew and Soyuz TMA-06M Photos (2012-10-23)- [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: The Fourth Arianespace Soyuz Mission From French Guiana Is A GO For Launch (2012-11-30)The green light has been given for liftoff tomorrow night, following the launch readiness review held today. This assessment, performed prior to each Arianespace flight, validated ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Inside Roscosmos - Soyuz From Roll Out To Orbit (2013-01-06)Soyuz, from roll out to orbit! [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: The Russian Soyuz Capsule Explained (2013-03-06)Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: 6 Hour Fast Track To Station Planned For Next Soyuz Launch (2013-03-08)Russian Soyuz spacecraft, docked to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA. The next Soyuz crew will be the first to try out the new abbreviated four-orbit rendezvous with the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz rocket engine test (loud) (2013-04-01)[Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: First Cosmonaut Killed In Spaceflight, April 24, 1967 (2013-04-24)Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov became the first in-flight fatality in the history of spaceflight when the Soyuz 1 crashed during its return to Earth on April 24, 1967. Komarov was a Soviet test pilot, ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: The Soyuz TMA-09M, Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 3:31:24 CST Blast Off (2013-05-28)Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, are ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Soyuz TMA-11M on the road to space (2013-11-11)[Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Night launch of Soyuz to ISS (2014-02-15)[Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Soyuz rocket cam (2014-04-06)We are pretty familiar to watching NASA and SpaceX launches from the viewpoint of onboard rocket cameras. But what about Russian rockets? Well here you go. Soyuz Flight VS07 with rocket cam. [Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Looking out the window during re-entry (2014-12-16)Great GIF looking out the window during re-entry (recent Soyuz re-entry) Source video here [Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Soyuz 2.1a Onboard Camera (2016-05-17)First rocket launched from the brand new Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Enjoy these snippets from the onboard camera. [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: No vampires allowed on Soyuz! (2016-07-06)[Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Great Soyuz launch photo (2016-07-07)Love this image from NASA of the Soyuz Expedition 48 launch. [Read More]
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