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Soyuz STB Fregat (Progress Rocket Space Center)

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military pa…

Soyuz-5 (RKK Energiya)

Soyuz-5, also named Irtysh is a planned Russian rocket that is being developed by JSC SRC Progress, formerly within “Project Feniks.” It will replace the capability of Zenit-2 and Proton Medium. It wi…

Soyuz-U2 (Soviet Space Program)

The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz…

SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic)

The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company own…

SPARTA (Chrysler)

The Sparta was a three-stage rocket that launched Australia’s first Earth satellite, WRESAT, on 29 November 1967….