On July 18, 2011, a Zenit-3M/Fregat-SB launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Spektr-R. Spektr-R (a.k.a. RadioAstron) is a space-born radio telescope.
On July 18, 2011, a Zenit-3M/Fregat-SB launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Spektr-R. Spektr-R (a.k.a. RadioAstron) is a space-born radio telescope.
On July 16, 2011, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle lifted off from Baikonur cosmodrome with KazSat-2 and SES-3.
A unique angle of the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch on July 8, 2011.
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On July 13, 2011, a Soyuz 2-1A/Fregat launch vehicle lifted off from launch pad 31 at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Soyuz carried to orbit six second-generation Globalstar satellites.
Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the International Space Station for the last time.
Space Shuttle Atlantis performs the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM) during the STS-135 mission. During the RPM maneuver, the crew of the International Space Station inspects the space shuttle for any damage to the heat resistant tiles.