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German company Isar Aerospace has raised $165 million in order to ramp up the development of its Spectrum rocket, which is scheduled for its debut launch later this year. For Europeans needing access to space, the rocket’s arrival will come not a moment too soon. Taking out the Trash (in Space)On Tuesday, the company announced the results of its latest round of funding from investors that included German carmaker Porsche SE and HV Capital, as well as private investors backed by the European Union. “Isar Aerospace offers…

A damaged Soyuz space capsule returned from the International Space Station (ISS) today without a crew. At 7:46 am EDT (5:46 pm local time), the descent module of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft made an automated parachute ground landing in Kazakhstan.Today's touchdown is the latest chapter in a drama that began on December 14, 2022 when a leak was detected in the coolant system of the Soyuz capsule that carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin to the ISS in September…

The Soyuz MS-22 capsule, as seen on October 8, 2022.Photo: NASARussia’s Soyuz MS-24 crew capsule could launch to the International Space Station sooner than planned to replace a potentially unsafe spacecraft slated to return three astronauts back to Earth, Russian media reported. Upsettingly, the potentially unsafe spacecraft is MS-23, a replacement craft sent to the ISS to replace the damaged MS-22.The Soyuz MS-24 was scheduled for launch on September 15, but may now launch on June 7 instead, three anonymous industry…

MS-23, the Soyuz spacecraft Russia sent to bring cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio back to Earth, has arrived at the International Space Station. Per , Russia’s Roscosmos Space Agency announced early Sunday morning that the unmanned vessel docked with the ISS at 7:58PM ET on Saturday evening. , the flight launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 24th. MS-23 was originally scheduled to launch later this year, but Roscosmos was forced to push up the flight…

By NASA February 26, 2023The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is seen approaching the Poisk module of the space station prior to docking at 7:58 p.m. EST as the space station was flying 260 miles above northern Mongolia. Credit: NASA TVAt 7:58 p.m. <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>EST</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>EST is an abbreviation for Eastern Standard Time, the time zone for the eastern coast of the United States and…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-6 mission, Friday, Launch 24, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates)…

By NASA February 24, 2023The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:24 p.m. EST. Credit: NASA TVFollowing the launch at 7:24 p.m. <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>EST</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>EST is an abbreviation for Eastern Standard Time, the time zone for the eastern coast of the United States and Canada when observing standard time (autumn/winter). It is five…

A view of the Soyuz 2.1a rocket during launch. Screenshot: Roscosmos/NASAAn uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 launched today at 7:24 p.m. ET on a two-day journey to the International Space Station, where it will replace a damaged Soyuz capsule that sprung a coolant leak this past December.Original article follows. The pending arrival of Soyuz MS-23 will be a welcome sight for two ISS crew members, who have been without a reliable lifeboat for months. The purpose of this expedited mission is to replace their Soyuz-22 spacecraft, which…

Lance Bass revealed the details of his failed attempt to go to space.Photo: Anthony Behar (AP)The year was 2002 and popular boyband NSYNC was on its last tour for the album Celebrity before going on an indefinite, heartbreaking hiatus. Meanwhile, the band’s most forgettable member Lance Bass was set to embark on a much more memorable journey to space—a journey that never happened.This was before billionaires and celebrities frequented space for funzies so it made quite the impression at the time (that is, if you exclude…

A coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station resulted from an external impact and not a manufacturing flaw, Russia's space corporation said Tuesday. The leak from the Progress MS-21 cargo ship was spotted on Feb. 11 and followed a similar leak from a Soyuz crew capsule in December. Russian space officials said that December's leak was caused by a tiny meteoroid that left a small hole in the exterior radiator and sent coolant spewing into space. But the new leak from…