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 fall back to Earth. Scroll down for video FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-10 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, flies in the sky at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Russia's space agency says an investigation has found that a rocket carrying a crew to the International Space Station failed recently because of a technical malfunction of a sensor.

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Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter

Hindustan Times  

By Joey Roulette Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter WASHINGTON, - A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in orbit, U.S. space agencies …

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts successfully docked Monday at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the space outpost after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan that followed an aborted launch attempt two days earlier. The three astronauts …

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 …

Damaged Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth, Says Space Agency
1 year, 9 months ago

Damaged Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth, Says Space Agency

News 18  

Russia’s unmanned Soyuz MS-22 capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday from the International Space Station, landing in Kazakhstan three months after suffering a coolant leak. The Russian space agency said the capsule carried “around 218 kilograms of cargo”, including results of scientific experiments. The capsule flew Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to the …

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 …

Russia delays launch to space station while leak is probed
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia delays launch to space station while leak is probed

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia will postpone the launch of an empty space capsule to the International Space Station pending further investigation of a coolant leak on a supply ship docked to the station, the second such leak at a docked Russian craft in two months, the head of Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos said Monday. Russians Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin and …

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, …

Russia to launch new spacecraft to rescue astronauts from leaking Soyuz module, will bring back damaged module
2 years ago

Russia to launch new spacecraft to rescue astronauts from leaking Soyuz module, will bring back damaged module

Firstpost  

A part of the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station was damaged when a micrometeorite crashed into the ISS. Image Credit: NASA As a result, the Russian space agency it would launch another Soyuz rocket on February 20 to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station. The leaking Soyuz capsule was supposed …

Russian space capsule leak likely to have been caused by micrometeorite
2 years ago

Russian space capsule leak likely to have been caused by micrometeorite

Firstpost  

The coolant leak prompted a pair of Russian cosmonauts to abort a planned spacewalk earlier in the day. Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos and NASA both have said that the incident hasn’t posed any danger to the station’s crew Moscow: A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, …

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 …

International Space Station can crash due to sanctions,
2 years, 10 months ago

International Space Station can crash due to sanctions,

The Hindu  

According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the International Space Station. Western sanctions against Russia could cause the ISS to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned on Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted. According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, …

Sanctions could cause International Space Station to crash: Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Sanctions could cause International Space Station to crash: Russia

Hindustan Times  

Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted. The International Space Station According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS. "The Russian segment …

Russia warns sanctions could cause International Space Station to crash
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia warns sanctions could cause International Space Station to crash

India TV News  

Highlights Russia has warned that sanctions could cause the International Space Station to crash. Amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos has warned that sanctions could cause the International Space Station to crash, reported news agency AFP. Apart from this, several multinational corporations have suspended their businesses in Russia, including big giants like …

Russia’s Latest Space Station Incident Points to Larger Issues
3 years, 5 months ago

Russia’s Latest Space Station Incident Points to Larger Issues

Wired  

Last Thursday the big new Russian space station module, Nauka, finally docked with the International Space Station after several technical issues en route to the orbiting laboratory. Following this near miss, NASA hastily called a news conference and brought out key figures before the media, including human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders and the leader of the International Space Station program, …

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module, says NASA
3 years, 5 months ago

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module, says NASA

The Hindu  

The International Space Station was thrown briefly out of control on Thursday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost, NASA officials said. The module's jets inexplicably restarted, causing the entire station to pitch out of its normal flight position some 250 miles above the …

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 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 …

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 …

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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