Soviet rocket design followed a philosophy very different from Western systems. Emphasis was placed on simplicity, volume, and reliability under harsh conditions. Each generation reflected the ...
In July 1969, as Apollo 11 closed in on the Moon, the Soviet N1 moon rocket collapsed back onto its launch pad and unleashed one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions. From declassified ...
"Yes, we have plans for December, everything remains in force," the Roscosmos Head Dmitry Bakanov said Aug. 22 of Moscow's timeline to launch the Soyuz-5, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
Less than a week after a Russian Block DM upper stage on a Proton K rocket failed, stranding Astra 1K--the world's largest satcom--in a useless orbit, Lockheed Martin shipped the Telesat Canada Nimiq ...