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Articles with tag "Roscosmos"

'wonderful atmosphere'

Russia's Only Female Cosmonaut Praises ISS Mission

The orbital station is one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
return vessel

Russia Launches Empty Ship to ISS to Replace Damaged Capsule

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule took off early Friday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station to eventually bring home three astronauts whose...
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returning to earth

Russia to Send Capsule to Rescue ISS Crew After Meteorite Damage

Russia's space agency on Wednesday announced it would be sending a rescue capsule to evacuate the crew of the International Space Station after a meteorite...
leak accusations

Former Russian Space Chief Wounded in Ukraine Shelling

Updates with comments from Ukraine's Border Guard Service Russia’s former space chief Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday said that he and several others...
'proved themselves worthy'

Russian Space Chief Praises U.S. After ISS Coolant Leak

The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday praised Russia-U.S. cooperation at the International Space Station following a major coolant leak...
spacewalk canceled

Tiny Meteorite May Have Caused Leak from Soyuz Capsule

Updates with temperature rise. The temperature in the Soyuz capsule docked with the International Space Station has risen since the detection of a coolant...
Symbolic Journey

U.S. Flies Russian Cosmonaut to ISS Despite Ukraine War

A SpaceX rocket carrying a Russian crew member blasted off from Florida Wednesday on a voyage that carries significant symbolism as war rages in Ukraine...
'we will keep flying'

Russia Space Agency Seeking to Extend ISS Participation Past 2024 – Official

Russia's space agency is discussing with Moscow a continuation of its participation in the International Space Station past 2024, a Roscosmos official...
red planet row

Europe Aborts Joint Mars Mission With Russia

In response, Russia forbade its cosmonauts on the International Space Station from using a particular piece of equipment.
frozen in time

Russia's Cosmos Town, an Isolated Relic of Soviet Glory

Baikonur is where the Soviet Union made its greatest space achievements — but the town's younger generation see their future elsewhere.
zero-gravity newsroom

Russian State Media to Open 'World’s First' News Bureau in Space

Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will report on daily life on board the ISS for the state-run TASS news agency.
SHOOTING STARS

Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station to Film First Movie in Orbit

The movie's plot centers around a female surgeon who is dispatched to the International Space Station to save an astronaut.
race to the moon

Russia Postpones Lunar Mission Over ‘Problems During Testing'

The Luna-25 mission to the Moon's south pole aims to probe ice deposits there.
perfect lock

Russia's Nauka Science Module Docks With ISS

Russia's laboratory module Nauka on Thursday successfully docked with the International Space Station after more than a decade of delays.
privacy please

Russia Shields Fraud-Plagued Space Agency From Foreign Scrutiny

The FSB argues the information on Roscosmos' work — as well as its problems — can be used against Russia by foreign states and organizations.
space race

Russia Races Tom Cruise and Musk for First Movie in Space

One of Russia's most celebrated actresses, Yulia Peresild, is blasting off to the ISS with film director Klim Shipenko in October.
'Mission success!'

Russia Launches New Batch of U.K. Telecom Satellites Into Space

A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Far East on Monday.
going it alone

Russia Says to Launch Own Space Station in 2025

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov recently said Moscow was considering leaving the ISS program from 2025 because of the station's age.
end of an era

Russia to Quit Int’l Space Station in 2025 – Reports

Russia’s space agency reportedly plans to deploy its own orbiting outpost after international agreements on the use of ISS expire in 2024.
Space Comrades

2 Russian Cosmonauts, NASA Astronaut Return from ISS

"It is great to be on this side of things," said NASA astronaut Kate Rubins.  
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