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Archive for February 22nd, 2017

Last Soyuz-U flight successful

February 22nd, 2017 by

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress MS-05; Date: 22 February 2017, 05587 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Progress MS-05 cargo spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for the ISS resupplying mission.

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S7 awarded Russian space launch license

February 22nd, 2017 by

Russia’s S7 Space Transportation Systems (STS) company, part of the S7 Group, has been given a license to conduct launches and other space activities in Russia, the company said.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 engine sets U.S. record

February 22nd, 2017 by

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently demonstrated the highest chamber pressure of any United States produced liquid oxygen and kerosene main combustion system.

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NASA’s Europa flyby mission moves into design phase

February 22nd, 2017 by

A mission to examine the habitability of Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon Europa is taking one step closer to the launchpad, with the recent completion of a major NASA review.

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