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Anatoly Zak

@russianspaceweb

Author of Russia in Space; journalist, illustrator. Clients: Popular Mechanics, Aviation Week, Air & Space Smithsonian, Aerospace America & others.

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Progress MS-32 completed flyaround of the ISS, aligning itself with the aft docking port of the Zvezda module — its destination on the ISS:

Progress MS-32 completed flyaround of the ISS, aligning itself with the aft docking port of the Zvezda module — its destination on the ISS:
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Progress MS-32 cargo ship docks at ISS, delivering ~2.5 tons of supplies for Expedition 73. Updates: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-32…

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According to my records, this is the 300th mission in the ISS history since the start of its orbital assembly in 1998: russianspaceweb.com/iss_chronology…

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Major management shakeup at Roskosmos started with the ouster of its Director General in February continues this month with top personnel replacements including the alleged firing of Director General at NPO Avtomatiki, a leading avionics producer. DETAILS russianspaceweb.com/roskosmos.html…

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Roskosmos confirms planned return to Earth tomorrow of the Bion-M2 satellite with live organisms onboard after a nearly month-long scientific mission. Details, updates: russianspaceweb.com/bion-m2.html#l…

Roskosmos confirms planned return to Earth tomorrow of the Bion-M2 satellite with live organisms onboard after a nearly month-long scientific mission.
Details, updates: russianspaceweb.com/bion-m2.html#l…
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ISS Reboost Abort: At ~17:39 UTC, a reboost using Dragon C211 was attempted. Per the nets, the expected burn time was 19.5 minutes. Approximately 3.5 minutes in, the reboost was "stopped" due to "being on unexpected tanks". The vehicle was in a safe state at cutoff. Note: This

ISS Reboost Abort: At ~17:39 UTC, a reboost using Dragon C211 was attempted. Per the nets, the expected burn time was 19.5 minutes.

Approximately 3.5 minutes in, the reboost was "stopped" due to "being on unexpected tanks".

The vehicle was in a safe state at cutoff.

Note: This
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Russian start-up wants to use the world's oldest space rocket thruster to propel a new-generation micro-launcher. Test firing supporting the project was reported this month. Details on the site (subscription):

Russian start-up wants to use the world's oldest space rocket thruster to propel a new-generation micro-launcher. Test firing supporting the project was reported this month. Details on the site (subscription):
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50 YEARS AGO TODAY: The 2nd experimental version of the Soyuz spacecraft, later known as Soyuz T, secretly enters orbit. The mission was announced under the cover name Kosmos-772, but its details remain largely unknown until this day. (Details on the site):

50 YEARS AGO TODAY: 
The 2nd experimental version of the Soyuz spacecraft, later known as Soyuz T, secretly enters orbit. The mission was announced under the cover name Kosmos-772, but its details remain largely unknown until this day.
(Details on the site):