This technology is planned to be tested at the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) and later applied in the exploration of the Moon
Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program.
Pettit, along with Russian astronauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Floating aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Don Pettit has spent 220 days in orbit this time. This brings his total to 590 days across his long career.
The ISS rotated 180 degrees and flew backwards in space. The unusual turn helped with docking the Russian Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft.
NASA and Roscosmos tackle air leak in ISS, reducing leak rate by one-third. Investigating cause, managing risks, and planning deorbit amid space debris concerns and retirement plans.
A recent report from NASA’s inspector general has revealed rising concerns about leaks in a tunnel linking the International Space Station's Russian segment to a docking port.
Tracy C. Dyson has safely returned from her six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. She landed back on Earth on Monday, September 23, alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), marking the beginning of a busy 13-day handover period.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is gearing up for his inaugural journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as a flight engineer.
This highly anticipated spacewalk is also the 270th in support of the space station
Kononenko, who is the commander of the Russian space state agency Roscosmos cosmonaut corps, is conducting his fifth space flight. Upon completion of the current expedition, scheduled for September 23, Kononenko will have logged 1,110 days in space.
During the inspection of the radiator, a coolant bubble was unexpectedly released at the point of the leak, as reported by NASA in its blog. NASA also said that the coolant did not come into contact with cosmonauts' suits.
Here is a look at Russia's various moon missions which were successful. Details of missions that had failed to achieve orbit were not released by its space agency.
The relatively unexplored region is pivotal for future lunar missions, including the upcoming Artemis-III mission by US space agency NASA, which aims to carry humans to the Moon after a five-decade hiatus.
Communication with Luna-25 was severed at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on August 19, as Roscosmos revealed. Initial assessments suggest the lander met its end due to a lunar surface collision. An anomaly arose on August 20 during pre-landing orbit preparations.
This is Russia’s first lunar landing mission since 1976 and it might land on the lunar south pole before Chandrayaan-3 despite launching nearly a month.
While the US, UK and Japan have imposed severe economic sanctions on Russia, India has refrained from directly criticising Russia for invading Ukraine.
While several Twitter users lauded SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's move, others cautioned him to be careful lest he becomes a target for Russia.
Addressing his one million followers on YouTube, 46-year-old billionaire Yusaku Maezawa explained how to brush teeth and go to the bathroom in space.
The construction of a three-meter optical telescope to be used as a laser cannon has already commenced. This telescope will be transformed into a giant laser if the project gets approval.
The Meteor-M satellite was launched last month by Russian space agency ROSCOSMOS from its launch pad in Vostochny. However, the agency soon lost all contacts with the satellite that weighed around 2800 kg and cost over 287 crore
Two satellites launched Saturday have successfully reached orbit, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said...
Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket with US telecom satellite Intelsat-23 blasted off Sunday from the Baikonur ...