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Articles with tag "Space"

Space Race

Russia Will Restart Moon Landings, Says Putin

Luna 25 plans to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon’s surface later this year.
longest spaceflight

Russian, U.S. ISS Record-Holders Return to Earth

Cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov now holds the record for the longest mission by a Russian at the ISS.
COSMIC TENSIONS

U.S.-Russia Tensions Spill Into Space

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has placed a question mark over the future of the International Space Station.
into orbit

Russian Soyuz Rocket Launches 34 New UK Satellites

British operator OneWeb aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world, competing with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Rocket Man

Russia Stages 'Successful' Third Launch of New Rocket

Angara rockets are the first new family of launchers to be built after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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.
into orbit

Japanese Billionaire Arrives at ISS

Yusaku Maezawa's journey caps a banner year that many have seen as a turning point for private space travel.
into orbit

Russia Launches Classified Military Satellite

The satellite is believed to be part of the Kremlin's early warning anti-missile system.
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.
stay in your lane

Russia Confirms Space Weapon Test, Dismisses ‘Hypocritical’ U.S. Concerns

The U.S. decried Russia's “dangerous and irresponsible” missile strike on its own satellite that sent a cloud of debris into orbit.
main priority

Russia Calls for Joint Space Safety Efforts After Space Missile Test Threatens ISS

The U.S. denounced Russia’s alleged missile strike that blew up one of its own satellites and created a cloud of space debris.
safety risk

U.S. Slams Russia for 'Irresponsible' Space Missile Test

The debris cloud generated by Russia's test forced the ISS crew to take evasive action, the U.S. said.
back to earth

Russian Film Crew Says Shooting in Space a 'Huge Challenge'

If the project stays on track, the Russian crew will beat a Hollywood project involving Tom Cruise with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space jam

Russian Crew Return to Earth After Filming First Movie in Space

A Russian actress and a film director returned to Earth Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS) shooting scenes for the...
MOVIE IN SPACE

Russian Rocket Tests Briefly Destabilize International Space Station

The crew and the orbital station were not in danger during the incident, Moscow's space agency said.
into orbit

Russian Soyuz Rocket Launches 36 New U.K. Satellites

The satellites are owned by British operator OneWeb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world. 
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.
OneWeb launch

Russian Soyuz Rocket Launches 34 New U.K. Satellites

The operation was the sixth launch of satellites from British operator OneWeb this year.
where there's smoke

Astronauts Smell Smoke, Burning on Russia's ISS Module

The incident is the latest in a string of problems to spur safety concerns over conditions on the Russian segment.
'Irreparable failures'

State of Russia’s ISS Segment Sparks Safety Concerns

Some 80% of the inflight systems on Russia's segment have reached the end of their service period, a Russian space official said.
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