Category: Space
China breaks silence on re-entry of Tiangong 1
China has finally spoken on the re-enty of its manned space station Tiangong 1. A press release on Mar. 26 says the 8-ton space laboratory is expected to deorbit and enter the atmosphere between Mar. 31 and Apr. 4.
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The first Space Ace
Air & Space Magazine has an interesting piece on the world’s first anti-satellite test, as told by the pilot himself retired Maj. Gen. Wilbert “Doug” Pearson.
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Russia suspends development of RS-26 Rubezh
TASS is reporting that Russia has decided to suspend the development of the contravesial RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile due to a lack of funds.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/446) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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UR-100N (NATO: SS-19) ICBMs could be the first to be armed with Avangard
TASS reported on Mar. 21 that the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle can first be equipped on the UR-100N silo-launched liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile.
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