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Russia Launches Supply Rocket to International Space Station

A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Progress MS-29 cargo ship lifted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:22 p.m. Moscow time.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Russia Aborts Spacecraft Launch Seconds Before Liftoff

The head of Roscosmos Yury Borisov later said that the mission abort was due to a loss of pressure at a power source.

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.

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.

Russian Space Boss Warns ISS Equipment Beyond Warranty

The station's Russian segment has sprang three cooling leaks in less than a year.

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...

Russian ISS Segment Springs Third Leak in Under a Year

Roscosmos said "nothing is threatening the crew and the station."

2 Russians, American Land Back on Earth After ISS Mission – Moscow

"Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio, who spent a year on board the ISS, landed near the city of...

Two Russians, American Reach Space Station

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier Friday...

Russia Releases First Film Shot in Space, Beating Hollywood Project

The director brought back more than 30 hours of footage shot on board the International Space Station.

Damaged Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth — Roscosmos

The space vessel began leaking coolant after being hit by what officials believe was a small meteoroid.

Russia's Only Female Cosmonaut Praises ISS Mission

The orbital station is one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.

Russia to Send Capsule to Rescue ISS Crew After Meteorite Damage

Russia's space agency on Wednesday announced it would be sending a rescue capsule to evacuate the crew of the International Space Station after a meteorite...

Russian Space Chief Praises U.S. After ISS Coolant Leak

The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday praised Russia-U.S. cooperation at the International Space Station following a major coolant leak...

U.S. Flies Russian Cosmonaut to ISS Despite Ukraine War

A SpaceX rocket carrying a Russian crew member blasted off from Florida Wednesday on a voyage that carries significant symbolism as war rages in Ukraine...

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