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Russia delays next manned space flight

Russia on Monday delayed its next manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by at least a month after an unmanned cargo vessel crashed into Siberia instead of reaching orbit.

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created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Russia may delay manned space launch after crash: report

Russia may delay the next manned launch for the International Space Station (ISS) after an unmanned space vessel crashed into Siberia instead of reaching orbit, a report said Friday.

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created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First Soyuz launch from Kourou to go ahead: Arianespace

The maiden flight of a Soyuz from Europe's space base will go ahead as scheduled on October 20, as it is a different version from the rocket involved in Wednesday's launch failure by Russia, Arianespace said on Thursday.

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Final Piece Of NASA's Next-Generation Rocket Heads To Launch Site

(PhysOrg.com) -- The final pieces of the Ares I-X flight test rocket left the Alliant Tech Systems manufacturing facility in Promontory, Utah, Thursday and began a 2,917-mile journey to its launch site at ...

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created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

NASA's Ares I Rocket First Stage Igniter Successfully Tested

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.

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created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0