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Damn this one is even more crazier than Apollo 12 and that Soyuz-2 that got hit launching at Plesetsk several years ago - the lightning strike actually clearly hit the ground here!
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#Liftoff! The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft successfully lifted off, carrying NASA Astronauts Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina on their journey to the International Space Station.
🚀 Liftoff: 1447 UTC
🛰️ Scheduled ISS Docking: 1756 UTC
🚀 LIFTOFF! Soyuz MS-29 is on its way to the International Space Station.
Onboard are NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, who are beginning their journey to join the Expedition crew in orbit.
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NASA has officially announced the crew for Artemis III 🌕
Commander: Randy Bresnik 🇺🇸
Pilot: Luca Parmitano 🇮🇹
Mission Specialist 1: Frank Rubio 🇺🇸
Mission Specialist 2: Andre Douglas 🇺🇸
#ArtemisIII 🚀
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Bro, at least change a few words next time.
Russia successfully launched the next-generation Soyuz-5 rocket on its maiden test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Liftoff took place on April 30 at 18:00 UTC. Both the first and second stages performed perfectly, and the test payload followed its planned suborbital path before safely descending into the Pacific Ocean.
Soyuz-5 is designed to carry up to 17 tonnes to orbit, reduce launch costs, and use cleaner, environmentally friendly propellants. It is powered by one of the most powerful liquid rocket engines ever built.
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🚀 #Soyuz5. Russia successfully launched the next-gen Soyuz-5 rocket on its maiden test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Liftoff took place on April 30 at 18:00 UTC. Both the first and second stages performed perfectly, and the test payload followed its planned suborbital path before safely descending into the Pacific Ocean.
Soyuz-5 is designed to carry up to 17 tonnes to orbit, reduce launch costs, and use cleaner, environmentally friendly propellants. It is powered by one of the most powerful liquid rocket engines ever built.
🚀 The Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-34 is now standing tall at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The rocket has been rolled out and lifted into a vertical position at the launch complex.
Liftoff is currently set for April 26.
Footage of Progress MS-32 undocking from the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of ISS, captured by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.
Next up: Progress MS-34 set to launch on April 26 to take its place.
🎥 via TASS (@tassagency_en)
🚀 A Soyuz-2-1a rocket successfully launched the Meridian-M n°21L 🛰️ military satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome today at 09:28 MSK (06:28 UTC), as confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
This is the 11th Meridian satellite launched, designated 21L because ISS Rechetnyov (the manufacturer) numbering system starts from 11, and the “L” indicates it is a flight unit (from the Russian “лётный”). These satellites are mainly used for military communications, with additional civil applications.
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🚀Lift-Off! The Artemis II mission launched at 22:35 UTC from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center.
Powered by NASA’s Space Launch System, the Orion spacecraft carries astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.
#ArtemisII #NASA #MoonMission #Orion #SLS
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🚀 Moonbound: Artemis II Successfully Launches
The Artemis II mission lifted off today at 22:35 UTC from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center.
Powered by NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, the Orion spacecraft is carrying four astronauts: Reid Wiseman (Commander), Victor Glover (Pilot), Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
This mission will take the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back, marking a major step in humanity’s return to the moon.
#ArtemisII #NASA #MoonMission #SpaceLaunch #Orion #SLS
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🚀 Soyuz-5 has been rolled out to the launch complex (Pad 45/1) at Baikonur cosmodrome.
Final preparations are now underway. Liftoff is scheduled for April 3, 2026 at 11:00 UTC (14:00 Moscow time).
🚀 A Soyuz-2.1a rocket successfully lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft.
The spacecraft is delivering food, supplies, and essential equipment to the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station.
Photo: Ivan Timoshenko
And here's the brand new service cabin at the “Vostok” launch complex (Pad 31) at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
On his birth anniversary, we remember Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934–1968), the first human to travel into space. On April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1, he orbited Earth in 89.1 minutes and opened the door to human space exploration.
Poyekhali! 🚀🌍
#YuriGagarin
.@Tasnimnews_EN confirmed the same.
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Apparently, the "mysterious" second payload belongs to Iran
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"Tearing apart the black abyss with sound,
Hundreds of tons soared away from Earth.
Five seconds, and it's useless
To hold the proton by gravity!"
...Alexander Marshal
("Разорвав звуком чёрную бездну,
Взмыли прочь от Земли сотни тонн
Пять секунд, и уже бесполезно
Удержать притяженьем Протон!")
Physics meets art. 🛰️🔥
Photographer Ivan Timoshenko captures the power of the Proton-M launch from Baikonur, carrying the Elektro-L No. 5 weather satellite.
Take a look at these views: 👇
#ProtonM #RocketLaunch #Photography
The rocket carried a group of satellites: the Pakistani satellite Bajisitan PRSC-EO2 (巴基斯坦PRSC-EO2), Gangzhongda-1 (港中大一号), Dianli Hongwai A (电力红外A), Shuzi Yuxing 03 (数天宇星03), Shuzi Yuxing 04 (数天宇星04), Shuzi Yuxing 05 (数天宇星05), and Kongjian Huanjing Jiance (空间环境监测).
FYI: @planet4589
🚀 Lift-off! At 06:37 UTC on Feb 12, China’s Smart Dragon-3 Y9 rocket lifted off from a sea-based platform near Guangdong, sending 7 satellites into orbit, including Pakistan’s PRSC-EO2 Earth observation satellite.
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