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2008 April 28: Update: Soyuz TMA-11 mission: account of landing incident, artist renderings

2008 April 7: First publish: Soyuz TMA-12 mission

2008 March 17: Updated: ATV: History of the program

2008 March 16: First publish: Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator, ARD; Update: ATV: Video, photos of the launch

2008 March 6-9: Update: Kourou launch site; ATV spacecraft: initial imagery from the trip to French Guiana

2008 March 4: First publish: ATV: History of the program

2008 Feb. 19: First publish: Lunar Orbital Station, LOS: Visualization of a conceptual design

2008 Feb. 8: First publish: Gai Severin bio

2008 Feb. 7: First publish: Columbus laboratory module: European segment of the ISS

2008 Feb. 2: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: news; artist rendering of the ACTS crew module and the Soyuz spacecraft to scale

2008 Jan. 24: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: news/historical information; Svobodny/Vostochny: news/historical information

2008 Jan. 5: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: artist renderings of a prosepctive design of the Russian lunar lander

2008 Jan. 3: First publish: Russian space program: A decade review (2000-2010): History, imagery


2007 Nov. 27: Update: Svobodny/Vostochny: Map of launch trajectories and first stage drop zones

2007 Nov. 26: First publish: Soyuz ACRV: History, imagery

2007 Nov. 20: Update: Origin of the Soyuz/ACTS project: Info-graphic of Soyuz, ATV and Soyuz/ACRV vehicles to scale

2007 Nov. 17: First publish: Sea Launch: a sea-based launch site

2007 Nov. 2: First publish: Sputnik-2: The 50th anniversary of Laika's launch: history, photos, illustrations, animation of the mission

2007 Oct. 9: First publish: Soyuz TMA-11

2007 Oct. 7: Update: Site 112 in Baikonur: imagery

2007 Sept. 29: Update: Sputnik design: imagery, technical information

2007 Sept. 24: First publish: Biography of Mikhail Tikhonravov, a pioneer of the Soviet rocketry and space program

2007 Sept. 16: First publish: Sputnik (Section home)

Update: Ground control (Sputnik tracking info):

2007 Sept. 14: First publish: Foton spacecraft

2007 Sept. 6: Update: The Hs-293 cruise missile: Hardware photos; historic imagery

2007 Sept. 5: Update: Soviet rocket research in Germany after World War II: On-location photos

2007 Aug. 2: Update: Svobodny: info on the closure of the facility; plans for the new launch site in the Far East

2007 June 21: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: animation, still imagery of the docking between Soyuz ACTS spacecraft and the KVRB space tug

2007 May 29: First publish: Fregat space tug

2007 May 28: Update: Soyuz ACTS: artist renderings of the Soyuz/Fregat combination, description of additional lunar mission scenarios

2007 May 14: Update: The R-7 rocket: artist renderings, historic imagery, information

2007 April 24: Update: video of the 8th Dnepr launch

2007 April 23: First publish: Mission of Soyuz-1; Update: photos of the 8th Dnepr launch

2007 April 17: First publish: Dnepr's 8th mission with Egyptsat-1

2007 April 7: First publish: Emergency escape system of the Soyuz spacecraft

2007 April 6: First publish: Soyuz TMA-10

2007 March 5: Update: Artist rendering of a possible European version of the ACTS spacecraft

2007 March 2: First publish: ACTS development history

2007 Feb. 7: Update: Artist rendering of the Progress M2 spacecraft

2007 Feb. 1: First publish: The Zenit-3SL rocket failure on the Sea Launch platform

2007 Jan. 20: First publish: Naryad anti-satellite system

2007 Jan. 17: First publish: 2007 in space: Trends and developments, 2008, 2009, 2010

2007 Jan. 12: Update: Korolev: biography, historic and contemporary imagery


2006 Dec. 30: First publish: 2006 in space

2006 Dec. 28: First publish: COROT astronomy satellite

2006 Dec. 24: First publish: Meridian communications satellite

2006 Dec. 4: First publish: Space Exploration Initiative

2006 Nov. 28: Update: Soyuz

First publish:

2006 Nov. 24: First publish: Plans for retrievable Progress cargo ship

2006 Nov. 4: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: mission scenario info, artist renderings, animation of circumlunar flight

2006 Oct. 5: First publish: American rocketry

2006 Sept. 26: Update: Soyuz/ACTS project: artist rendering of the early European-Russian cooperation concept

2006 Sept. 17: First publish: Soyuz TMA-9

2006 Aug. 30: First publish: Soyuz upgrades within ACTS program

2006 July 27: First publish: BelKA remote-sensing satellite

2006 July 19: First publish: Baikonur downrange; Soyuz-2/Metop mission

2006 July 11: Update: Dombarovskiy ICBM and space launch site: cartography, imagery, historic data

2006 June 25: First publish: Launch facilities for the Tsyklon rocket in Baikonur

2006 June 19: First publish: KazSat satellite

2006 June 18: First publish: Circumlunar version of the Kliper spacecraft

2006 June 15: First publish: Resurs-DK remote-sensing satellite

2006 June 12: Update: Follow-on to the TKS spacecraft: proposals to the government tender on the Kliper project

2006 May 27: First publish: Compass science satellite

2006 May 25: First publish: Soyuz-2-3 launch vehicle

2006 April 12: First publish: Yuri Gagarin's mission onboard Vostok spacecraft

2006 March 30: First publish: ISS mission chronology (a complete list of past and future ISS missions

2006 March 29: First publish: The Soyuz TMA-8 mission

2006 March 26: Update: Kliper in 2006: animation and still imagery of the Kliper docking with the Parom orbital tug

2006 March 18: First publish: The 2006 configuration of the Kliper spacecraft

2006 Feb. 19: First publish: Mir chronology (year by year)

2006 Feb. 18: Updated and expanded: Kliper, (abstract page)

2006 Jan. 17: First publish: Art of Baikonur

2006 Jan. 2: Update: Parom orbital tug - information and imagery on the cargo carrier


2005 Dec. 18: First publish: Parom orbital tug

2005 Dec. 11: First publish: Kliper photo gallery

2005 Nov. 23: First publish: French rocketry

2005 Oct. 10: Update: Soyuz-3 launch vehicle - Artist rendering of the Soyuz-3 launch, carrying the Kliper spacecraft

2005 Oct. 1: First publish: Soyuz TMA-7 mission

2005 Sept. 25: First publish: Soyuz-3 launch vehicle

2005 Sept. 18: Update: Kliper spacecraft - 3D imagery of separation of the launch vehicle adapter and propulsion module

2005 Sept. 2: Update: Kliper spacecraft - 3D animation of the spacecraft orbital insertion

2005 Sept. 1: Update: Kliper spacecraft - 3D animation of the spacecraft segmentation

2005 Aug. 30: Update: Kliper spacecraft - infographic of the spacecraft segmentation

2005 July 24: First publish: Kourou launch site

2005 July 13: First publish: Zvezda Service Module

2005 July 4: First publish: Paris Air Show 2005 photo-gallery

2005 July 1: First publish: Cosmos-1 solar sailing spacecraft

2005 June 23: Update: Kliper spacecraft - Photos of the latest version mockup in Le Bourget

2005 June 9: Update: Kliper spacecraft - 3D animation and rendering of orbital insertion

2005 June 5: First publish: German rocketry during Wolrd War II:

2005 May 31: First publish: Yuri Semenov bio

2005 May 8: First publish: Topol-M ICBM

2005 April 23: Update: Kliper spacecraft - artist rendering and info-graphic of the latest vehicle configuration

2005 April 14: First publish: Soyuz TMA-6 mission

2005 April 9: First publish: LKS

2005 April 3: First publish: Angara-3

2005 March 20: First publish: Follow-on to the TKS spacecraft

2005 March 10: First publish: Angara-100

2005 Jan. 31: First publish: Reusable spacecraft (Abstract page)

  • Raketoplan/Kosmoplan: Vladimir Chelomei's early attempt to develop reusable and planetary spacecraft

2005 Jan. 9: First publish: Raduga-1 comsat; Update: Myasishev 48 - artist rederings: winged orbiter design concept

2005 Jan. 3: First publish: Iskander missile

2005 Jan. 1: First publish: Space exploration in 2004


2004 Dec. 26: First publish: Uragan navigation satellite

2004 Dec. 22: First publish: R-36M family

2004 Dec. 13: Update: Kliper spacecraft - new technical details on the program development, based on RKK Energia presentation on Nov. 30, 2004.

2004 Dec. 7: First publish: Raduga comsat

2004 Nov. 28: First publish: Communications satellites, Gorizont spacecraft

2004 Nov. 16: First publish: Express commmunications satellite family

2004 Nov. 08: First publish: Soyuz-2 launcher

2004 Oct. 31: First publish: Star City; Update: LK lunar lander and L3 - multimedia: renderings and animation of the LK and LOK docking in the lunar orbit

2004 Oct. 24: Update: LK lunar lander - multimedia: animation of the LK ascent from the surface of the Moon

2004 Oct. 14: First publish: Soyuz TMA-5 mission

2004 Oct. 10: Update: LK lunar lander - multimedia: animation of the LK landing on the Moon

2004 Aug. 20: Update: LOK spacecraft - imagery: artist rendering, hardware photos

2004 July 19: Update: Buran - imagery: trainer, ejection seat

2004 July 6: First publish: Myasishev 48 project

2004 June 15: Update: Soyuz spacecraft - multimedia: 3D animation of the Soyuz reentry

2004 June 07: First publish: Ronald Reagan obituary

2004 May 29: First publish: R-17 (Scud B) missile

2004 May 16: Update: Soyuz spacecraft - multimedia: 3D animation of the Soyuz TM spacecraft deploying its solar panels and antennas in orbit

2004 May 6: Update: Kliper spacecraft - imagery: artist renderings of reentry vehicle

2004 May 3: First publish: Soyuz TMA-4 mission

2004 Feb. 25: First publish: Kliper spacecraft

2004 Feb. 22: Chronology section restructured and expanded

First publish:

2004 Jan. 5: First publish: Venera-9 and 10 missions


2003 Dec. 31: First publish: Space exploration in 2003

2003 Dec. 6: First publish: Strela launcher

2003 Nov. 16: Update: Gorodomlya Island - imagery: historic maps and photos

2003 Nov. 06: First publish: Soyuz TMA-3

2003 Oct. 29: Update: R-1 rocket - imagery: launch tests in Kapustin Yar

2003 Oct. 26: First publish: German legacy in the Soviet rocketry (Abstract page)

2003 Sept. 5: Update: N1 rocket - imagery: NK-39 engine

2003 Aug. 10: Update: Proton - imagery: early engine

2003 April 22: First publish: Soyuz TMA-2 mission to the ISS

2003 Feb. 15: Update: Interactive map of Baikonur Cosmodrome (Revision 2)


2002 Dec. 2: First publish: Tsiolkovsky

2002 Oct. 14: Update: Science spacecraft - imagery: The Vertical Space Probe

2002 Oct. 13: Update: R-1 rocket - imagery: A retrievable container of the R-1D rocket

2002 Oct. 10: Update: Mars probes - imagery: 1M probe; TKS - imagery: scale model of the launch vehicle

2002 Oct. 8: First publish: The Almaz military space station program (Abstract page)

2002 Oct. 1: Update: Submarine-launched missiles - imagery: R-27, R-29 missiles

2002 Sept. 30: First publish: RT-2 , Pioneer

2002 Sept. 29: First publish: R-14, RT-1 missiles

2002 Sept. 25: Update: N1 launch complex history; Energia launch pads at Site 110, 250 - imagery: development models of launch infrastructure

2002 Sept. 15: First publish: Soyuz TMA-1 mission to the ISS

2002 Sept. 14: Update: Progress - imagery: KTDU-80, Raduga capsule; Soyuz - imagery: reentry capsule, docking mechanisms, trainer

2002 Sept. 10: Update: RNII research institute - imagery: RS missiles;

2002 Sept. 9: Update: Buran - imagery: mid-section; ground test hardware;

2002 Aug. 13: Update: The US-A/P spacecraft - Launch chronology

2002 Aug. 8: First publish: Lunar program guide:

2002 July 29: Update: Lunar base - editorial: Project Horizon info

2002 July 26: Update: Araks - imagery: The Araks propulsion system

2002 July 23: First publish: Lunar base

2002 July 19: Content split: The R-7 ICBM and Soyuz launch vehicle; Update: Soyuz launcher - imagery: RD-0109, RD-0110; R-7: RD-107 test; RD-108

2002 July 18: Update: People - imagery: Makeev; Proton - imagery: RD-253, RD-301; R-1: RD-100; R-2: RD-101; R-5: RD-103M; R-3: RD-110; R-9: RD-111; R-16: RD-218; R-36: RD-252; UR-700: RD-270;

2002 July 06: Update: Salyut era - imagery: ASTP, OPS-4

2002 June 25: Update: Cruise missiles; imagery, content

2002 May 12: publish: History of GDL; History of RNII

2002 March 31: Vladimir Chelomei's bio is updated

2002 March 19: Page on pre-20th century rocketry is updated with imagery and historical data; Kibalchich's bio is publish

2002 March 16: Page on Rockot booster is launched

2002 March 2: Page on Araks spacecraft is launched

2002 Feb. 16: Page on submarine-launched missiles is updated

2002 Feb. 10: Road to Baikonur is publish; Town of Baikonur is updated

2002 Feb. 9: Pages on the origin, foundation and secrecy around Baikonur Cosmodrome updated

2002 Jan. 20: New info added to the pages on Baikonur and its facilities for the R-36 missiles


2001 Dec. 31: New photos added to a page on Buran

2001 Dec. 27: People section and Chronology of space missions in 2001 are launched; VR movies added to the page on Baikonur

2001 Dec. 16: New photos have been added to pages on Salyut space stations and cruise missiles

2001 Nov. 19: Pages on R-5, R-12, Cosmos-2 and R-56 vehicles are launched

2001 Nov. 9: Pages on launch vehicles and ICBMs have been reformatted and updated with new entries; Page on R-3 missile is launched

2001 Nov. 5: Pages on Russian plans for expedition to Mars and the UR-700 rocket are launched

2001 Nov. 2: Pages on UR-100 and UR-100N missiles are launched

2001 Oct. 30: Photos of the Fregat upper stage added to the page on the R-7-based launchers; new photos added to the pages on the Proton launch facilities in Baikonur; aerial view of Syr Darya river added to the page on the history of Baikonur;

2001 Oct. 12: Historical photos added to the page on the UR-200 missile

2001 Oct. 1: Historical photos added to the page on the Proton rocket

2001 Sept. 30: Historical photos added to the page on the UR-200 missile

2001 Sept. 29: Pages on Baikonur facilities serving R-36 and R-9 missiles are launched; Page on R-36 is updated; Page on the R-9 ICBM is launched

2001 Sept. 24: Photos of the LEK spacecraft are added to the Lunar program page; photos of a "seven-apartment house" are added to the page on the town of Baikonur

2001 Sept. 19: Pages on R-1, R-2, RT-20P, R-36 and MR-UR-100 missiles are launched

2001 Sept. 18: Page dedicated to US-A and US-P ocean surveillance and missile guidance spacecraft is launched; new images added to the military spacecraft page

2001 Sept. 10: Photo of Proton-1 spacecraft is added to Science spacecraft page; photo of Mars-3 to Mars probes page

2001 Sept. 8: Photo of Sputnik-2 replica is added to Science spacecraft page; Photo of UR-700 scale model is added to Lunar program page

2001 Sept. 4: Page dedicated to the Buran orbiter is launched

2001 Sept. 1: Page dedicated to the FGB-2 module of the ISS is launched

2001 Sept. 1: Photos of spacesuits and scale models are added to Salyut space station page

2001 Aug. 29: Photo of the N1 rocket added to Manned lunar program page

2001 Aug. 18: New photos of Almaz and IS spacecraft posted

2001 July 31: Photo of P-6 missile is added to Cruise missile page

2001 July 31: AUOS page is launched, Science spacecraft page is updated with new photos

2001 July 31: Plesetsk page is launched

2001 July 27: Images of 11K55, 11K37 and Svityaz launchers are added to the Zenit page

2001 June 23: Page on Angara rocket is launched

2001 June 21: Archive photos are added to military spacecraft page

2001 June 21: Historical photos are added to the N1/L3 lunar program page

2001 June 20: Kapustin Yar page is launched

2001 June 15: New photos are added to the page on Site 112 and Site 110 in Baikonur

2001 June 15: New photos are added to the page on Site 112 in Baikonur

2001 June 11: A page on IS anti-satellite spacecraft is publish

2001 June 5: A page on submarine-launched missiles updated with two photos and 2001 launch info

2001 May 28: A new page on Tselina spacecraft is publish

2001 May 24: The new pages on Site 1, Site 2 and Site 31 in Baikonur are launched

2001 April 12: New photos were added to Vostok section

2001 March 4: ISS section is launched, including pages dedicated to:

2001 Jan. 18: Mir in 2001

2001 Jan. 9: Russian Space Web is re-launched at http://www.russianspaceweb.com