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Articles with tag "Space"
Russian Cosmonauts Return to Earth After Record ISS Stay
Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub spent 374 days in low-Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station, the longest-ever continuous stay there.
In Photos: Northern Lights Illuminate Skys Across Russia
Images capturing the vibrant scarlet and green auroras were shared online from the western Pskov region to eastern Siberia.
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Rare Northern Lights, Meteor Shower Combo Dazzles Over Russia
The stunning display was visible from parts of western and southern Russia, as well as the Ural Mountains and Siberia.
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3 EU Citizens Detained at Russian Spaceport
Two Dutch citizens and a Belgian "were arrested on Tuesday for unlawfully entering the territory of Baikonur," a Russian military court spokesperson said...
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ISS Crew Takes Shelter as Russian Satellite Breaks Up in Space
U.S. Space Command said its radars had detected “over 100 pieces of trackable debris” from the break-up of the Resurs P1 Earth observation satellite...
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Russian Cosmonaut Kononenko Breaks Own Record With 1K Days Spent in Space
Kononenko became the world record holder in February when he overtook fellow cosmonaut Gennady Padalka by spending 879 consecutive days in space.
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U.S. Accuses Russia of Launching Space Weapon in American Satellite’s Orbit
“Russia deployed this new counter-space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite,” the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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