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Aug 16

Space Rocket History #445 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – A Kind Invitation

Posted on August 16, 2024

In 1969, NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine saw an opportunity for a paradigm shift in Soviet-American space relations. Given the United States’ clear lead in the race to the moon, he believed an offer of cooperation would not jeopardize the US luna...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Frutkin, Astp, Blagonravov, Caldwell Johnson, Chuck Mathews, Dale Myers, Feoktistov, George Hardy, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Keldysh, Nixon, Office Of Manned Space Flight, Petrov, Philip Culbertson, Robert Gilruth, Thomas Paine, Willard Taub, William C Schneider

Aug 2

Space Rocket History #444 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Competition and Cooperation

Posted on August 2, 2024

Before joint missions, such as Apollo and Soyuz, could take place, both nations had to find a compelling rationale for cooperation, ultimately overcoming the seemingly insurmountable barriers to foster genuine cooperative space projects.

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Astronaut John Glenn & President J.F. Kennedy

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Tagged:Alan Shepard, Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Blagonravov, Dryden, Echo Ii, George Mueller, Jodrell Bank, John Glenn, Keldysh, Kennedy, Laika, Robert Gilruth, Yuri Gagarin

Jul 19

Space Rocket History #443 – Salyut 4 – The April 5th Anomaly & Soyuz 18 with Lazarev, Makarov, Klimuk, & Sevastyanov

Posted on July 19, 2024

Upon impact, the spacecraft sank into the soft snow but continued forward, rolling down the slope and gaining speed. As it neared a five hundred-foot cliff, the cosmonauts felt their hearts pound and adrenaline surge.

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Tagged:Alexi Leonov, Apollo Soyuz, April 5th Anomaly, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kalinigrad, Oleg Makarov, Progress, Pyotr Klimuk, Salyut 1, Salyut 4, Sevastyanov, Soyuz 17, Soyuz 18, Sts 1, Vasily Lazarev, Yevpatoriya

Jul 5

Space Rocket History #442 – Salyut 4 – Soyuz 17 with Gubarev & Grechko

Posted on July 5, 2024

The crew of Soyuz 17 embarked on a historic 29-day mission, surpassing the previous Soviet mission-duration record of 23 days set by the Soyuz 11 crew aboard Salyut 1 in 1971.

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Tagged:Alexi Leonov, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Cir X 1, Feoktistov, Grechko, Gubarev, Mig 15, Mig 17, Molniya, Okb 1, Penguin Suits, Salyut 1, Salyut 4, Sergei Korolev, Sevastyanov, Soyuz 17, Stalingrad, Tselinograd

Jun 15

Space Rocket History #441 – Salyut 4

Posted on June 15, 2024

The Salyut 4 space station, designated DOS-4, marked the second phase of the Soviet Union’s civilian space station program. It was an improved version of the failed Salyut 2 station, with several notable enhancements.

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Tagged:Baikonur Cosmodrome, Chelomei, Cir X 1, Circinus, Cyg X 1, Cygnus, Filin, Okb 1, Okb 52, Penguin Suits, Proton, Salyut 1, Salyut 3, Salyut 4, Sco X 1, Scorpius, Tchibis

Jun 1

Space Rocket History #440 – Salyut 3 – Soyuz 14 & Soyuz 15 Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2024

Initially, the rendezvous with Salyut 3 proceeded smoothly. However, as the Soyuz spacecraft approached the station, a critical problem arose. The Igla rendezvous system, designed to guide the spacecraft to the station, malfunctioned.

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Tagged:Chelomei, Gennady Sarafanov, Igla, Lev Dyomin, Okb 1, Okb 52, Ops, Pavel Popovich, Proton, Salyut 3, Soyuz 14, Soyuz 15, Yuri Artyukhin

May 17

Space Rocket History #439 – Salyut 3 – Soyuz 14 Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2024

Salyut 3 featured a “self-defense” gun purportedly designed by Alexander Nudelman for station use. Some reports suggest it was outfitted with a Nudelman-Rikhter “Vulkan” gun, a modified version of the 23mm Nudelman aircraft cannon, or conceivably a N...

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Tagged:Chelomei, Dos, Nudelman, Okb 1, Okb 52, Oleg Makarov, Ops, Pavel Popovich, Proton, Rikhter, Salyut 2, Salyut 3, Soyuz 14, Yuri Artyukhin

May 3

Space Rocket History #438 – Explorer 50, Westar 1, & NOAA 4

Posted on May 3, 2024

NASA’s Explorer 50, also known as Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-8 or IMP-8, stands as a testament to humanity’s relentless pursuit of knowledge and exploration beyond the confines of Earth.

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Tagged:Charged Particle, Cosmic Rays, Electrostatic Waves, Explorer 50, Geostationary, Itos G, Magnet Field, Nasa, Noaa 4, Solar Plasma, Solar Wind, Space Weather, Spin Stabilized, Star 17a, Thor Delta, Westar 1

Apr 19

Space Rocket History #437 – Mariner 10 – Venus & Mercury

Posted on April 19, 2024

Scientists had long been intrigued by Mercury, the innermost planet of our solar system. Despite its proximity to the Sun, Mercury remained largely unexplored, with many questions remaining about its surface features, geological composition, and magn...

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Tagged:Atlas Centaur, Canopus, Deep Space Network, Giuseppe Colombo, Kohoutek, Mariner 10, Mercury, Nasa, Titan, Venus

Apr 5

Space Rocket History #436 – Pioneer 11

Posted on April 5, 2024

Pioneer 11 detected Saturn’s bow shock on Aug. 31, 1979, about 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) out from the planet, thus providing the first conclusive evidence of the existence of Saturn’s magnetic field.

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Tagged:Ames Research Center, Asteroid Belt, Atlas Centaur, Callisto, Carl Sagan, Europa, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter, Mars, Nasa, Neptune, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Saturn, Titan, Van Valkenburg, Voyager

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