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Articles with tag "Space"
orbital emergency
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...
cosmic milestone
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.
1 Min read
star wars
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.
2 Min read
heavy-lift vehicle
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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24-hour shutdown
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.
2 Min read
space travelers
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...
2 Min read
Soyuz
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...
2 Min read
star wars
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.
2 Min read
SPACE NUKES
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.
2 Min read
rare cooperation
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.
1 Min read
remaining bonds
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.
1 Min read
'criminal conspiracy'
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.
1 Min read
aurora borealis
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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'finish line of existence'
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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'no gaps'
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...
2 Min read
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.
5 Min read
opinion
Boris Bondarev
Words Are All Russia Has to Fight U.S. Military Space Advantage
Russia has long tried to stop Washington extending its military into orbit. But its rhetoric is directed at appeasing a domestic audience, not solving...
3 Min read
reliability concerns
Russian ISS Segment Springs Third Leak in Under a Year
Roscosmos said "nothing is threatening the crew and the station."
2 Min read
mission failure
Russian Space Agency Says Moon Lander Crash Likely Caused by Propulsion Error
Despite Luna-25's successful entry into the Moon's orbit, it crashed onto the lunar surface during pre-landing maneuvers on Aug. 19.
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smooth landing
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...
1 Min read
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