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Russian Space : New Year, Old Problems?
By 2013.01.18 0 Comments Read More →

Russian Space : New Year, Old Problems?

Source: Russianspaceweb.com The year 2012 was a difficult one for the Russian space program, which ended on a sour note when its workhorse Proton boosted placed a Yamal-402 satellite  in the wrong orbit.  It was eventually boosted to the correct orbit using onboard fuel, albeit at a cost to its expected lifespan.  This came on the heals of […]

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Consolidating the Russian Space Industry
By 2012.11.27 0 Comments Read More →

Consolidating the Russian Space Industry

Source: RIANOVSTI It would perhaps be more than a little overreach to describe the state of the Russian space industry as a “train wreck,” but news that a Proton rocket, scheduled to launch the Satmex-8 telecommunications satellite  was damaged during rail transport last week  and will be need to be replaced, does little to bolster confidence in the […]

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