 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Russia To Use Two Launch Pads At Baikonur For ISS Missions
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 27, 2009 Russia will use two launch pads at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan to send four manned missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009, a Russian space agency official said on Monday. Four Soyuz manned spacecraft and five Progress freighters will be launched from Baikonur to the orbital station in 2009. The ISS crew is to be increased from three to six. "The situation in 2009 is unique," said Alexei Krasnov, director of manned flight programs at Roscosmos. "In line with international agreements and the current market demand for space launches, Russia will launch four manned spacecraft to the ISS rather than two, and will have to send enough Progress space freighters to support the work of astronauts in orbit." The official said the main launch pad at Baikonur was not enough to carry out this task and Roscosmos had modernized the launch pad No. 31 to allow additional launches. "Launch pad No. 1 alone would not be enough, that is why we have modernized launch pad No. 31 to launch initially space freighters and later on manned spacecraft," Krasnov said. The next Progress freighter launch will be carried out from launch pad No. 31 on February 10 and the first Soyuz spacecraft will lift off from the pad later this year. Despite the global financial crisis, Russia is planning to set a world record by conducting 39 space launches in 2009. Related Links - Station at NASA Station and More at Roscosmos S.P. Korolev RSC Energia Watch NASA TV via Space.TV Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com
Kogod Students Pioneer Branding Potential Of International Space Station
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2009A Kogod consulting practicum spent the fall investigating whether the U.S. portion of the International Space Station (ISS), set for completion in 2010, might provide branding opportunities. The three second-year MBA students presented their recommendations to NASA on Dec. 11. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement |
