Anatoly Zak

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

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

@KrisSchnee Maybe they want a fast recovery of the crew and the capsule (the reusable Return Vehicle which can stay a limited time on the water surface in the middle of the ocean).

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

Chief designer at Russia's prime piloted spacecraft developer made a few interesting remarks at a conference last week. For one, the return of future crew missions to ISS orbit prompted another look at exotic sea-gliding rescue vehicles descending from Soviet-era "sea monsters":

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[JohnCn @JConcilus]

This is my video of the explosion of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s pad LC-36 a short time ago. Includes video & audio from roughly 5 miles away near Jetty Park. That was an absolutely enormous explosion! 🤯

Note: Thankfully, Blue says all staff are OK.

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

@GerardHammond I think this project was initiated in cooperation with Airbus and probably envisioned joined production.

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Russia's oil giant Gazprom is selling its satellite production & mission control center. The move is portrayed as getting rid of "non-core assets" even though just 2 years ago, Gazprom promised observation and communications satellite families, whose fate is now unclear.

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Two cosmonauts reentered the Poisk module after the VKD-66 spacewalk today. Full story and updates today and tomorrow: https://t.co/Qrf1fcMf1s

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Cosmonauts aboard the ISS to conduct VKD-66 spacewalk today. Will chronicle it here:
https://t.co/Qrf1fcMf1s

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...it appears that some kind of large object had detached from the ISS during today's spacewalk (right):

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@Surtur No, there is no access to this structure from the outside.

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Our exclusive longread on the design, operation and evolution of the parachute system of the new-generation spacecraft (subscription): https://t.co/DJXLghOrrU

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

@derek_mcla20722 It is developed at RKTs Progress in Samara, which is the prime contractor for the Soyuz family of rockets, and its management wants to emphasize the continuation of that legacy.

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Soyuz-5 rocket is promised to fly again in the second half of 2027 and in 2028, according to Deputy Director General at Roskosmos quoted by TASS...