The Russians have been just as imaginative as their American counterparts in designing spacecraft, yet less determined in realizing them.

The Soyuz-2.1v being transported in Plesetsk. The large nozzle in the center of the core stage is NK-33A, surrounded by four smaller RD-0110R vector control engines. Credit: Russian Defense ...

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4. Rocket Lab did not attempt a launch Tuesday, and instead announced the new target date for the IoT 4 You and Me mission of Feb. 9. Russia also successfully launched their Soyuz 2.1/V Volga ...

As he circled the earth in his Soyuz 4 spacecraft last week, Russian Cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov looked down toward central Asia to watch a tiny billow of flame and smoke. It was Soyuz 5 ...

Finally, there is a mysterious launch from Russian space agency Roscosmos, with an unknown payload scheduled to launch using a Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 10 p.m. ET. The previous ...

MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. A Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket with a military satellite lifted off from the Plesetsk spaceport in Russia’s northwest, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.