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Articles with tag "Space"

absentee ballot

Russian Cosmonaut Votes on Putin's Reforms From ISS

Russia's space agency said Anatoly Ivanishin is the first man to have voted online from orbit.
SPACE-CATION

Russia Plans Tourist Space Walks in 2023

Energia space corporation aims to take two tourists to the International Space Station.
diametrically opposed

Russia Accuses 'Aggressive' U.S. of Starting Arms Race in Space

The Foreign Ministry said Russia, in contrast, gives "priority to using and studying space only for peaceful goals."
out of this world

From Space, Russian Cosmonauts Fight Chess Grandmaster to a Draw

The game celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Space-Earth game of chess played on June 9, 1970.
Space Race

Moscow Bemused at U.S. Space 'Hysteria' as Musk Taunts Russia

SpaceX's historic launch was seen as ending Russia's long-held monopoly on space travel.
TAKEOFF

SpaceX Launch Is ‘Wakeup Call’ For Russia’s Space Program

A decade of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia to send astronauts into space could be ending.
space spat

Elon Musk’s Plan to Bomb Mars Is a Cover to Send Nukes Into Space, Russia’s Space Chief Says

The SpaceX founder and CEO plans to terraform the Red Planet by bombarding its polar caps.
space leader

Russia’s Spaceflight Chief With Coronavirus Dies After Sending Off Astronauts

Putin said Yevgeny Mikrin had made an “invaluable” contribution to Russia’s space program during his life.
you can't sit with us

‘Hostile’ Russia Excluded From U.S. Moon Mining Pact: Reuters

The U.S. increasingly views Russia as a hostile spacefaring country due to its “threatening” satellite movements.
star wars

Russia Tested Anti-Satellite Missile, U.S. Says

The U.S. Space Force chief accused Russia of “hypocritical advocacy of outer space arms control proposals.”
into orbit

ISS Crew Docks From Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome After Virus-Hit Build Up

The three-man crew leaves behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
space race redux

Russia Compares Trump’s Space Mining Order to Colonialism

“There have already been examples in history when one country decided to start seizing territories in its own interests.”
learn from the pros

Surviving Quarantine: 5 Tips From a Russian Cosmonaut

Veteran Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin says being quarantined can be something "to enjoy."
LAUNCH POSTPONED

Russia-Europe Mars Mission Delayed to 2022 Over Coronavirus

The unmanned ExoMars mission aims to place a robot on the Red Planet to find out whether life is present.
proton problems

Russia Finds Defects in Mars, Telecom Rockets – Vedomosti

The latest revelation follows a series of Proton blunders that threw the reliability of the Russian space industry into question.
On This Day

On This Day Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space, Was Born

Tereshkova's 1963 space flight remains the only solo mission to ever be conducted by a woman.
light pollution

Russia Complains Elon Musk’s Satellites Are ‘Too Bright’

Russian scientists argue that sunlight reflections from SpaceX's Starlink satellites will ruin up to 40% of space images.
cosmonaut class

Indian Astronaut Candidates Start Training in Russia

The four Indian pilots will undergo “comprehensive and biomedical training” at Russia's main space training center.
space spies

Russian Satellites Stalking U.S. Satellite – Space Force Chief

The Russian satellites’ behavior “has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space,” the head of the newly formed Space Force said.
SPACE RACE

Russian Rocket Launcher for UAE Military Satellite

European launcher dropped after earlier mission crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
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