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A Second Russian Spacecraft Has Sprung a Leak at the ISS
Not one but two Russian vehicles docked to the International Space Station have leaky radiators, the latest being a Progress 82 freighter that arrived last October. Russia attributed the first leak, which happened in December, to a micrometeorite, but the unusual parallels between the two have investigators wondering about a “systematic error.”
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Russia Wants to Trade 36 Hijacked Satellites for Soyuz Rocket
The Russian space agency may be willing to return 36 satellites it’s been keeping hostage in Kazakhstan in exchange for parts of its Soyuz rockets that are being held in French Guinea.
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Europe Has Few Options to Reach Space After Vega-C Rocket Crash
Earlier this week, Arianespace’s Vega-C rocket suffered a fatal anomaly that resulted in the loss of two satellites. The rocket, which debuted a few months ago, was meant to fill a major gap for the European space industry, but is now grounded pending an investigation.
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SpaceX Could Launch a New Space Telescope After Russian Launch Cancelled
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope could launch on board a Falcon 9 rocket in 2023, a consequence of the space agency halting its cooperation with Russia and cancelling its flights aboard Soyuz rockets.