The word is that the next launch of an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr booster carrying a cluster of satellites has been officially delayed until April 17th. No details were immediate available as to cause of the Dnepr delay.

Meanwhile, another Dnepr customer – Bigelow Aerospace – has shipped its Genesis 2 space complex module from Las Vegas, Nevada. The expandable module is expected to be lofted into orbit in mid-April from the ISC Kosmotras Space and Missile Complex near Yasny, Russia. The Genesis 2 launch window begins on April 19, according to statement from Bigelow Aerospace.

Genesis 2 – like its predecessor, Genesis 1 now in Earth orbit — is a one-third scale version of the commercial space modules able to house space travelers that Bigelow Aerospace hopes to launch in the future.

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