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Privately-funded mission takes off to begin space debris cleanup trials

March 22, 2021 Stephen Clark

A commercial mission developed by the Japanese company Astroscale rocketed into space on a Russian Soyuz launcher Monday with 37 other payloads, ready to kick off an orbital “dance” with two small spacecraft demonstrating how satellite sweepers might one day drag junk out of orbit.

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Live coverage: Soyuz launches with 38 satellites

March 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 2:07 a.m. EDT (0607 GMT) Monday with 38 small and medium-size satellites for customers in 18 countries.

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Soyuz rocket with special paint scheme rolls out to Baikonur launch pad

March 18, 2021 Stephen Clark

Sporting a new blue and white paint scheme to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, a Russian Soyuz rocket loaded with 38 international satellites has rolled out to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ahead of a planned liftoff Saturday.

News Headlines

  • Two cosmonauts, NASA astronaut head for Wednesday landing after yearlong mission
    September 26, 2023
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from California
    September 25, 2023
  • OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely lands in Utah
    September 24, 2023
  • Interview: Talking asteroid sample return
    September 24, 2023
  • As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample return
    September 24, 2023
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