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PICTURE OF THE DAY

The first Angara-5/Persei rocket combo reached launch pad on Dec. 17, 2021.

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December 27, 22:00 Moscow Time: An Angara-5/Block DM-03 rocket to fly a test mission (INSIDER CONTENT) with a dummy payload from Plesetsk.

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Angara's upper stage fails to complete test mission

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Soyuz launhes the 12th OneWeb cluster

Prichal jettisons its space tug

Prichal

Now or never for ExoMars

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Soyuz MS-20 returns home

In depth: Soyuz flight history | ISS missions | Soyuz-MS series | ISS operations in 2021 (INSIDER CONTENT) | Soyuz MS upgrades (INSIDER CONTENT)

Proton's last hooray

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Proton's upper stage leaves satellites in out-of-spec orbit

In depth: Proton rocket | Proton operations in 2020 (INSIDER CONTENT) | Ekspress series | Russian communications satellites | Proton-M series | Proton facilities in Baikonur | Briz-M

ISS crew works to overcome European Robotic Arm problems

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VKD-52 spacewalk to prepare controls for Nauka's robotic arm

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Russia's next-generation crew missions postponed by two years

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Soyuz delivers a pair of Galileo satellites

In depth: Soyuz-2 series | Soyuz rocket in 2021 | Space activities in 2021 | Fregat space tug | Galileo program | Kourou launch site

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

INSIDER CONTENT: New-generation module runs on multiple tracks

Prichal docks at ISS

Progress MS-17 clears the way for Prichal

Prichal to open door for future space stations

INSIDER CONTENT: Progress M-UM space tug

MILITARY SPACE

Russia launches a missile-detection satellite

INSIDER CONTENT: Russia builds major facility for classified satellites

Soyuz-2-1v rocket launches military payload

Russian "inspector" makes close encounters with US milsat

INSIDER CONTENT: Russia considers a robotic mini-shuttle

COMMERCIAL AND APPLICATION SPACE

Soyuz launches 11th OneWeb cluster

Soyuz launches the 10th OneWeb cluster

Soyuz delivers ninth OneWeb cluster

Soyuz launches eighth OneWeb cluster

INSIDER CONTENT: First look at the RBKA satellite

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

INSIDER CONTENT: Luna-Glob flight scenario

INSIDER CONTENT: Luna-Glob hard-pressed to launch in May

INSIDER CONTENT: Scientists push back against lunar program strategy

INSIDER CONTENT: Russian lunar sample return mission at the crossroad

New promise for the Venera-D project

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ROCKETRY

INSIDER CONTENT: Ukraine's Elon Musk mulls new rocket

INSIDER CONTENT: Super-heavy rocket stalled by propellant dilemma

INSIDER CONTENT: Roskosmos details methane super rocket

INSIDER CONTENT: Russia considers super-Saturn

Angara-5 completes its second test launch

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HISTORY

INSIDER CONTENT: Nukes from orbit: R-36 FOBS

INSIDER CONTENT: Before Nauka there was USM

50 years ago: Soyuz-11 tragedy

50 years ago: N1 Vehicle 6L launch

INSIDER CONTENT: How the Soviet Mars sample return mission would work on the surface

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