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Articles with tag "Space"

obituary

Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, Longest Space Stay Record Holder, Dies in Russia

Polyakov spent a record 437 days and 18 hours aboard the Mir space station from January 1994 to March 1995.
No cakewalk

Russian Spacewalk Cut Short Due to Issue With Suit

Mission control told Oleg Artemyev to return to the airlock immediately.
into orbit

Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Amid Ukraine War Concerns

Iran has sought to deflect suspicions that Moscow could use Khayyam to spy on Ukraine.
lone orbit

Russia to Exit International Space Station ‘After 2024,’ Space Chief Confirms

Roscosmos plans to build its own orbital station after quitting the ISS.
rare cooperation

U.S. To Resume International Space Station Flights With Russia

NASA has traditionally relied on Russian Soyuz rockets to send its astronauts to the ISS.
out of office

Russian Space Chief Rogozin To Get New Job – Kremlin

Rogozin has been a firebrand nationalist politician and one of the most ardent supporters of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.
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.
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.
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