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Other Rocketry / Russia

    Russian Cargo rocket crashes (1969-12-31)
    The Russian Progress M-12M has crashed somewhere in Siberia. Teams are on the way to the crash site. “The engine system’s erratic functioning and its subsequent breakdown occurred during ... [Read More]

    On this date…Soyuz T-10-1 (2011-09-26)
    On September 26th 1983 the Launch Abort System on the Soyuz was put to the test on a real launch. The Soyuz T-10-1 was poised for a launch to send the crew to Salyut 7 space station then suddenly at ... [Read More]

    Expedition 33 crew and Soyuz TMA-06M Photos (2012-10-23)
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    Soyuz rocket cam (2014-04-06)
    We are pretty familiar to watching NASA and SpaceX launches from the viewpoint of onboard rocket cameras. But what about Russian rockets? Well here you go. Soyuz Flight VS07 with rocket cam. [Read More]

    Looking out the window during re-entry (2014-12-16)
    Great GIF looking out the window during re-entry (recent Soyuz re-entry) Source video here [Read More]

    Soyuz 2.1a Onboard Camera (2016-05-17)
    First rocket launched from the brand new Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Enjoy these snippets from the onboard camera. [Read More]

    Great Soyuz launch photo (2016-07-07)
    Love this image from NASA of the Soyuz Expedition 48 launch. [Read More]