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Articles with tag "Space"

heavy-lift vehicle

Russia Successfully Launches Angara A5 Rocket on Third Attempt

The previous two attempts to launch the spacecraft earlier this week had been called off due to technical malfunctions.
24-hour shutdown

Russia Aborts Spacecraft Launch for Second Day in a Row

The Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket was due to be launched for the first time from Vostochny, a spaceport in Far East Russia’s Amur region.
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space travelers

U.S., Russian, Belarus ISS Colleagues Return to Earth

The Soyuz spacecraft took off from the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan on March 23 after a two-day delay following a hitch in pre-launch preparations...
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Soyuz

Spacecraft Carrying First Belarus Woman Cosmonaut Lifts Off

Maryna Vasileuskaya, Belarus' first woman cosmonaut, was aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that blasted off successfully on Saturday headed for the International...
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star wars

Russia Developing 'Troubling' Anti-Satellite Weapon – White House

The weapon could pose a lethal risk to astronauts in low orbit, along with potentially disrupting vital military and civilian satellites.
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SPACE NUKES

Russia Dismisses 'Malicious' Space Nuclear Weapon Reports

The Outer Space Treaty, which both Russia and the United States are parties to, bans the deployment of nuclear weapons in space.
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rare cooperation

Russia Launches Supply Rocket to ISS

The mission is to take fuel, food and scientific equipment to the seven people currently at the space station.
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remaining bonds

Russia, NASA Agree to Continue Joint ISS Flights Until 2025

The space sector is a rare area of cooperation remaining between Moscow and Washington since Russia sent troops to Ukraine.
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'criminal conspiracy'

Russia Space Agency Official Held Over Multi-Million-Euro Fraud

Roscosmos, once a source of national pride, has been hit by a series of corruption scandals and embarrassing technical failures in recent years.
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aurora borealis

Rare Solar Storm Bathes Russia in Scarlet Northern Lights

In Russia, the night-time light show was spotted as far south as the North Caucasus.
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'finish line of existence'

Russian Space Boss Warns ISS Equipment Beyond Warranty

The station's Russian segment has sprang three cooling leaks in less than a year.
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'no gaps'

Putin Says First Segment of ISS Replacement to Orbit by 2027

Russia previously announced its intention to withdraw from the ISS and create its own equivalent, but the country's space sector has been hit by several...
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opinion Vitaly Egorov

Russia’s Invasion Has Thrown Its Space Scientists Out of Orbit

The invasion of Ukraine brought a swift end to the involvement of Russian scientists in many international projects.
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opinion Boris Bondarev

Words Are All Russia Has to Fight U.S. Military Space Advantage

Russia has long tried to stop Washington extending its military into orbit. But its rhetoric is directed at appeasing a domestic audience, not solving...
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reliability concerns

Russian ISS Segment Springs Third Leak in Under a Year

Roscosmos said "nothing is threatening the crew and the station."
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mission failure

Russian Space Agency Says Moon Lander Crash Likely Caused by Propulsion Error

Despite Luna-25's successful entry into the Moon's orbit, it crashed onto the lunar surface during pre-landing maneuvers on Aug. 19.
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smooth landing

2 Russians, American Land Back on Earth After ISS Mission – Moscow

"Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio, who spent a year on board the ISS, landed near the city of...
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'unlike on Earth'

Two Russians, American Reach Space Station

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier Friday...
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impact crater

NASA Orbitor Spots Crash Site of Russia's Failed Lunar Lander

The Luna-25 probe slammed into the Moon’s surface on Aug. 19 during pre-landing maneuvers, according to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
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temporary setback

Kremlin Vows to Pursue Moon Race After Luna-25 Crash

"We know that the way to the stars is through thorns. The main thing is to continue the Russian program," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters...
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