Russia Launches First Female Astronaut to ISS In 17 Years
BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN), September 26 (RIA Novosti) — Russia’s manned Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station after reports said it had…
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Russian Cosmonauts Conclude Science-Oriented Spacewalk One Hour Ahead of Schedule
MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) – Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev successfully concluded a spacewalk, where they conducted science experiments using equipment on…
Last ATV lifts off to supply the Space Station
The fifth and final mission of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle got off to a flying start today with its launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…
Russia targets space station project in retaliation for U.S. sanctions
* Senior official says U.S. sanctions hurt Russian space industry * Wants guarantee Russian engine imports not be used for U.S. military * Says it…
NASA Severs Ties with Russia, Except for ISS
WASHINGTON, April 3 (RIA Novosti) – The US space agency NASA officially announced it has suspended some space-related contacts with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine,…
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station in 2016
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been assigned to a long-duration mission on the International Space Station, it was announced today. The assignment of the French-born…
Russian Progress Spacecraft Boosts Space Station Orbit
MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Progress space cargo ship boosted the orbit of the International Space Station by two kilometers Thursday morning,…
Airbus Defence and Space builds ‘space furnace’ to test materials of the future on the ISS
The Electromagnetic Levitator will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on ATV-5 27 February 2014 Airbus Defence and Space, world’s number two in…
ISS Cosmonauts Begin 2nd Spacewalk to Install Cameras
Two Russian cosmonauts installed a pair of video cameras on the exterior of the International Space Station during the current six-hour spacewalk, Russia’s Mission Control…
Happy birthday, Space Station
The International Space Station celebrates its birthday today, 15 years after the first module was launched in 1998. The Space Station is the largest cooperative…
ATV-4 Space Freighter to Undock From ISS
Europe’s ATV-4 space freighter will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday and will enter the Earth’s atmosphere five days later, the European…
European Space Freighter Raises ISS Orbit
MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) – Engines of Europe’s ATV space freighter, currently docked with the International Space Station (ISS), were switched on Wednesday evening…
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