Russia plans first manned space mission since rocket...
6 years, 2 months ago

Russia plans first manned space mission since rocket...

Daily Mail  

The first manned mission to the International Space Station since a Russian rocket failed to launch earlier this month may take off on Dec. 3, space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. Scroll down for video FILE PHOTO: The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft carrying the crew of astronaut Nick Hague of the U.S. and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan October 11, 2018. It was aborted soon after The accident was the first serious launch problem experienced by a manned Soyuz space mission since 1983, when a crew narrowly escaped before a launch pad explosion. The Soyuz rocket was due to dock at the orbiting outpost of the International Space Station six hours later, but the booster suffered a failure minutes after the launch.

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Russia aborts test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket at last minute
9 months ago

Russia aborts test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket at last minute

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian space officials have aborted the test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket …

A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
9 months, 1 week ago

A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia’s Oleg Novitsky, NASA’s Loral O’Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 12:17 p.m. Kazakh time. O’Hara arrived …

Russia’s space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift off Thursday, but the crew was safe, officials said. Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation and NASA said the crew was safe, and Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov said the next launch attempt is set for Saturday. Borisov told reporters that experts …

Crew of 3 safe after Russia aborts launch to space station moments before liftoff
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Crew of 3 safe after Russia aborts launch to space station moments before liftoff

LA Times  

From top, Marina Vasilevskaya, Belarus’ first astronaut; NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson; and Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos wave before climbing aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday for a mission to the International Space Station. Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift off …

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries
1 year, 4 months ago

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

The Hindu  

Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. NASA’s Jasmin Moghbeli, a Marine pilot serving as commander, said her crew’s makeup demonstrates “what we can do when we work together in harmony.” With her on the six-month mission are the European Space Agency’s Andreas Mogensen, Japan’s Satoshi Furukawa and Russia’s Konstantin Borisov. “To explore space, …

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

Associated Press  

Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. Officials had determined it was too risky to bring NASA’s Frank Rubio and Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin back in their damaged Soyuz next month as originally planned. Until the …

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

The Hindu  

Russia launched a rescue ship on February 24 for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. Until the new Soyuz pulls up, emergency plans call for Rubio to switch to a SpaceX crew capsule that’s docked at the space station. Officials had determined it was too …

Russia launches empty Soyuz ship to rescue three astronauts stranded in space
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia launches empty Soyuz ship to rescue three astronauts stranded in space

India Today  

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has successfully launched a Soyuz spacecraft that will act as a lifeboat for three astronauts stranded in space. The empty Soyuz spacecraft was launched after the original ride home for the astronauts sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. The Russian Space Agency delayed the launch of the replacement Soyuz, looking …

Crew stuck on ISS to return to Earth in September: Russia
1 year, 10 months ago

Crew stuck on ISS to return to Earth in September: Russia

The Hindu  

Russia's space agency on Tuesday said that the crew stuck on the International Space Station because of a damaged capsule were now expected to return to Earth in September, a year after they first launched into orbit. But on Tuesday, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said in a statement that their return "at the moment is scheduled to take place aboard …

Russia says astronauts stranded in space will return to Earth in September
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia says astronauts stranded in space will return to Earth in September

Hindustan Times  

Russia's space agency on Tuesday said that the crew stuck on the International Space Station because of a damaged capsule were now expected to return to Earth in September, a year after they first launched into orbit. Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio flew to the ISS in September 2022 aboard a Soyuz MS-22 …

Explained: Russia's plan to rescue its trapped astronauts from International Space Station
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: Russia's plan to rescue its trapped astronauts from International Space Station

Firstpost  

The Russian space agency said Wednesday that it would send an empty Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station in February to replace a damaged spacecraft currently docked there. “This is the next Soyuz that was scheduled to fly in March,” said Joel Montalbano, the space station program manager at NASA, during a news conference Wednesday. “It’ll just fly a …

Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew
2 years ago

Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia will send up a new capsule next month to bring back three space station crew members whose original ride home was damaged, officials said Wednesday. The two Russians and one American will stay several extra months at the International Space Station as a result of the capsule switch, possibly pushing their mission to close to a year, …

Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch
2 years, 3 months ago

Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. Under this cash-free barter, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly SpaceX to the space station from Florida in less than two weeks. NASA astronauts routinely launched on Russian Soyuz rockets — for tens of millions of dollars apiece — until SpaceX started …

US, Russia to resume space missions despite Ukraine war tensions
2 years, 3 months ago

US, Russia to resume space missions despite Ukraine war tensions

Al Jazeera  

The joint flight comes after Russia recently said it would withdraw from the space station after 2024 amid tensions with the west over the Ukraine war. A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NASA’s …

Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space

Wired  

Early last week, Russia’s new man helming Roscosmos abruptly announced that the space agency would end its participation in running the International Space Station in as little as two years. Later that week, he clarified that Russia would withdraw from the space station once Roscosmos starts launching modules for a new space station, which he claimed could happen as early …

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson issued a statement saying that the agency was “committed to the safe operation” of the …

Russia to quit International Space Station ‘after 2024’
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia to quit International Space Station ‘after 2024’

Al Jazeera  

Roscosmos chief says space agency will focus on creating its own orbital outpost as it exits multilateral project. Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on creating its own orbital outpost, according to the newly-appointed chief of the country’s space agency. Borisov, who was appointed by Putin earlier this month in a shake-up of …

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again
2 years, 5 months ago

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of the orbiting outpost …

U.S., Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again
2 years, 5 months ago

U.S., Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

The Hindu  

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced on Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of the orbiting outpost running smoothly, according …

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again
2 years, 5 months ago

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

Hindustan Times  

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of the orbiting outpost running smoothly, according to …

Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The head of Russia’s space program said Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union, and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, told reporters that the state agency …

3 Russian cosmonauts launch for International Space Station
2 years, 9 months ago

3 Russian cosmonauts launch for International Space Station

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian rocket blasted off …

Russian cosmonaut team arrives at the International Space Station
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian cosmonaut team arrives at the International Space Station

Al Jazeera  

The blastoff marked the first space crew launch since Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Three Russian cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-US presence in orbit despite tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. About 2.5 hours into the flight, …

U.S.-Russia Tensions Not Affecting Astronauts On International Space Station
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S.-Russia Tensions Not Affecting Astronauts On International Space Station

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. “It’s possible to imagine a break with Russia that would endanger the space station, but …

Moscow hopeful Nasa will take Russian cosmonauts to Space Station from 2022
3 years ago

Moscow hopeful Nasa will take Russian cosmonauts to Space Station from 2022

India Today  

Moscow expects NASA to start taking cosmonauts to the International Space Station again and is hopeful that cooperation can resume next year, the head of the Russian space agency was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Russia has been the only country capable of delivering people to the ISS since 2011, when the US space agency retired its space shuttle and …

Russia plans to launch own space station after quitting ISS
3 years, 8 months ago

Russia plans to launch own space station after quitting ISS

India Today  

Russia is ready to start building its own space station with the aim of launching it into orbit by 2030 if President Vladimir Putin gives the go-ahead, the head of its Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday. The project would mark a new chapter for Russian space exploration and an end to more than two decades of close cooperation with …

Space station turns into world-class laboratory in 20 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Space station turns into world-class laboratory in 20 years

India TV News  

As astronauts celebrate the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station on Monday, NASA has said the orbiting laboratory has turned into a world-class facility for research which has conducted thousands of investigations from over 100 different countries. When the Expedition 1 crew of Commander William Shepherd of NASA, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko …

'Finally Home': Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft Brings Three ISS Crew Members to Earth
4 years, 2 months ago

'Finally Home': Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft Brings Three ISS Crew Members to Earth

News 18  

Washington: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Thursday safely brought NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos from International Space Station to Earth. They will be on their way home soon, having completed their mission aboard the @Space_Station: pic.twitter.com/hGHtY8mqBe— NASA October 22, 2020 During this latest mission, Cassidy served as commander …

Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Donald Trump's reaction 'hysteria'
4 years, 7 months ago

Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Donald Trump's reaction 'hysteria'

India Today  

Russia's space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space. SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit on Saturday en route to the …

NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts launch to the space station during a pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts launch to the space station during a pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Two Russian cosmonauts, Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday morning at 4:05 a.m. The time is spent preparing for flight, studying and resting, as well as working out and making video calls to friends and family members.” About six hours …

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
5 years ago

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing’s new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said it was too soon to know whether Boeing would need to conduct another orbital test flight without a crew, …

10 important dates to remember in the history of space exploration from 1957 to now
5 years, 6 months ago

10 important dates to remember in the history of space exploration from 1957 to now

Firstpost  

Space is the final frontier that man continues to explore and study, from the first man on the Moon to a rover on Mars. Here is a look at the history of space exploration from the Soviet’s first satellite to the first man on the Moon 50 years ago. Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, also became the first man to ever …

Russian-American crew arrive at the International Space Station
5 years, 10 months ago

Russian-American crew arrive at the International Space Station

Firstpost  

A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts. This time, the Russian Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch along with Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off precisely as planned from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12.14 …

Russia launches Soyuz Rocket carrying three astronauts to International Space Station since October failure
6 years, 1 month ago

Russia launches Soyuz Rocket carrying three astronauts to International Space Station since October failure

India TV News  

Three astronauts successfully blasted off on Monday to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan, a perfect launch that follows October’s aborted mission. The families of the crew, other astronauts and space officials from several nations breathed a sigh of relief Monday after observing the flawless launch, with October’s rocket failure still on the minds of many. A Soyuz-FG rocket carrying …

Russia's cargo craft blasts off to International Space Station
6 years, 1 month ago

Russia's cargo craft blasts off to International Space Station

India TV News  

Russia's Progress 71 cargo craft has successfully launched a Soyuz-FG rocket to the International Space Station, a first since the failure of the last manned mission on October 11, NASA said. The unpiloted Russian Progress 71 cargo spacecraft was launched at 1.14 p.m. EST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the US space agency said in a statement on Friday. …

Full faith in Russia-made Soyuz rocket says crew ahead of first launch since failure
6 years, 1 month ago

Full faith in Russia-made Soyuz rocket says crew ahead of first launch since failure

Firstpost  

Russian investigators said the rocket failure was caused by a sensor that was damaged during the assembly at the Soviet era-cosmodrome A US astronaut said on Thursday she had full confidence in the safety of the Russian-made Soyuz rocket that will blast a three-person crew into space next month in the first such launch since a rocket failure. Russian cosmonaut …

RUSSIA'S SOYUZ: DECADES OF BLASTING INTO SPACE
6 years, 2 months ago

RUSSIA'S SOYUZ: DECADES OF BLASTING INTO SPACE

Daily Mail  

The Soyuz programme is an ongoing human spaceflight programme which was initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, originally part of a Moon landing project. 1967: Soviet astronaut Vladimir Komarov was killed during landing due to a parachute failure 1975: Two Russian astronauts had to abort a mission to a Russian space station at an altitude of 90miles …

Russia blames rocket failure on technical malfunction
6 years, 2 months ago

Russia blames rocket failure on technical malfunction

Daily Mail  

Russia's space agency said on Wednesday that an investigation has found that a rocket carrying a crew to the International Space Station failed three weeks ago because of a technical malfunction of a sensor. The Soyuz-FG rocket carrying a NASA astronaut and a Roscosmos cosmonaut failed two minutes into the Oct. 11 flight, sending their emergency capsule into a sharp …

Russia plans its first manned mission to ISS for 3 Dec after rocket launch mishap
6 years, 2 months ago

Russia plans its first manned mission to ISS for 3 Dec after rocket launch mishap

Firstpost  

The first manned mission to the ISS since the launch mishap earlier this month could be in December. The first manned mission to the International Space Station since a Russian rocket failed to launch earlier this month may take off on 3 December, space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. The accident was the first serious launch problem experienced by a …

US, Russian astronauts land safely after rocket failure
6 years, 3 months ago

US, Russian astronauts land safely after rocket failure

Associated Press  

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — The problem came two minutes into the flight: The rocket carrying an American and a Russian to the International Space Station failed Thursday, triggering an emergency that sent their capsule into a steep, harrowing fall back to Earth. Flight controllers kept the three space station residents informed, assuring them, “The boys have landed.” “Glad our friends are …

Russia’s Soyuz-FG rocket launch failures affect manned, unmanned spacecraft; astronauts rescued
6 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Soyuz-FG rocket launch failures affect manned, unmanned spacecraft; astronauts rescued

India TV News  

The booster rocket failure that forced an emergency landing for two astronauts headed to the International Space Station was the first launch accident for Russia’s manned-space program in 35 years. A look at past failures of Russian space launches: Dec. 1, 2016: A Progress ship carrying food, fuel, air, water and other supplies failed to reach orbit after launching from …

Rocket launch malfunction forces astronauts to return to Earth
6 years, 3 months ago

Rocket launch malfunction forces astronauts to return to Earth

Daily Mail  

Two astronauts kept ice cool as their rocket travelling at thousands of miles an hour malfunctioned on the edge of space while carrying them to the International Space Station, cockpit audio reveals. Rescuers who rushed to the aid of the two stranded astronauts took the revealing photo showing the stricken capsule lying on its side after the aborted mission to …

Soyuz rocket launch: Russia investigates cause of failure
6 years, 3 months ago

Soyuz rocket launch: Russia investigates cause of failure

CNN  

CNN — Russia has launched an investigation into the failed launch of a Soyuz rocket ferrying a crew to the International Space Station which resulted in an emergency landing Thursday. “Rescue services worked from the first second of the accident.” NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in what NASA director Jim Bridenstine described as “good condition” …

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