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

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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 little earlier.” The need for a new Soyuz arose after the one docked at the space station started spewing a spray of white particles on 14 December. The shuffling of Soyuz crafts in February and March will also likely lead to NASA adjusting the schedule for other missions to the space station, including the next SpaceX Crew Dragon launch.

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A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station
8 months, 4 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 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 …

Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts blasts off to International Space Station
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts blasts off to International Space Station

Hindustan Times  

One American and two Russian space crew members blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station Expedition 70-71 crew blasts off to the ISS from the Moscow-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 15, 2023. NASA astronaut Loral …

Damaged Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth, Says Space Agency
1 year, 8 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 …

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew

India Today  

A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said early on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-23, which lifted off from Baikonour space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday, is to bring back Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, and U.S. astronaut …

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 will launch new capsule to return space station crew
1 year, 11 months 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
1 year, 11 months ago

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

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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 …

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
2 years, 4 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, 4 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, 8 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 …

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, …

NASA says American aboard International Space Station will come back on Russian rocket ‘for sure’
2 years, 9 months ago

NASA says American aboard International Space Station will come back on Russian rocket ‘for sure’

CNN  

New York CNN Business — NASA said Monday that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will return from the ISS later this monthaboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft as previously planned. The space agency sought to reaffirm Monday that it’s still working closely with Russian space agency Rocosmos on the International Space Station, despite mounting geopolitical tensions. Joint operations between NASA 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 …

Astronauts relocated a spacecraft outside the International Space Station
3 years, 9 months ago

Astronauts relocated a spacecraft outside the International Space Station

CNN  

CNN — The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year – and now they have relocated a spacecraft outside of the orbiting laboratory. https://t.co/Fqs5LdBv4I pic.twitter.com/JTOp8rN42K — International Space Station March 19, 2021 This will free up the Rassvet module port for another crew arriving next month on the space station via the …

Russian resupply ship launches to space station
3 years, 10 months ago

Russian resupply ship launches to space station

India TV News  

An uncrewed Russian cargo ship carrying just over one ton of nitrogen, water and propellant to the International Space Station launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Monday. The @Roscosmos cargo spacecraft Progress launched at 11:45pm ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, beginning a two-day journey to the @Space_Station," NASA tweeted after the launch. The Progress 77 resupply …

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