The Proton series of rockets are one of the longest running in the history of spaceflight. They made their debut back in 1965 when the first of them was used…
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David Klemke
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It was just on a year ago today when China made history by becoming one of the few space faring nations to have a manned presence in space. Sure it…
David Klemke
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Even if you’re not a space nut like myself you’re likely familiar with Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut who’s social media presence has captured the attention of hundreds of thousands…
David Klemke
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Cast your mind back 5 months, where were you then? I can remember where I was quite clearly: I was in a hotel room in a city called Bandar Seri…
David Klemke
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There’s been something of a goal shift within the space industry recently. For quite a long time the focus was on returning to the moon and establishing a presence there…
David Klemke
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It was late Friday night. My companions and I had just finished up work as we stumbled out into the hot, humid air that surrounded us here in Brunei. After…
David Klemke
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It’s strange, looking back over all my space posts of the past 3 years I couldn’t find any that were dedicated to the European Space Agency’s cargo craft, the Automated…
David Klemke
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I’ve seen my fair share of pictures and videos of earth in the past but none of them have been quite as captivating as this one by Michael König: Hopefully that…
David Klemke
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Russia’s space program has a reputation for sticking to ideas once they’ve got them right. Their Soyuz (pronounced sah-yooz) craft are a testament to this, having undergone 4 iterations since…
David Klemke
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Whenever I find myself getting frustrated with the sorry state of government funded space programs overseas I don’t have to look much further than SpaceX to feel inspired once again….