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Soyuz Launch Delayed

Soyuz Launch Delayed

Source: RiaNovosti Today’s planned commercial launch of a Soyuz 2-1a rocket out of Baikonur has been delayed for 24 hours to 11:02 am (U.S. EST) February 6th,  due to high upper level winds. The launch which is being conducted by the Starsem/Arianespace marketing alliance,  will boost the final 6 satellites for the Globalstar-2  constellation into a 52 degree orbit. […]

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The Ariane Conundrum

The Ariane Conundrum

Two weeks ago, at the European Space Agency Ministerial meeting in Naples, Italy, Germany and France advocated competing views over the future of the Ariane V launch vehicle, and in particular  how to respond to pricing pressure from SpaceX. Now, according to an article in Space News, the chosen course of action is already showing cracks. The Ariane V, which holds a dominant position […]

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