Russian cosmonaut, Andrei Fedyaev, is going to go to the International Space Station (ISS) in February 2023 on the US Crew Dragon spacecraft, as reported by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday. It is specified that the launch of the Falcon-9 rocket is scheduled from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In addition to a
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirms the possibility of organizing flights by Russian cosmonauts aboard US spaceships and NASA astronauts on board Soyuz spacecraft, according to the International Space Station (ISS) Programme Manager Joel Montalbano. “We are trying to […] have the backups: on […] Soyuz vehicle we will have an astronaut,
Russia is planning to stop using the ISS by 2028 and create a national space station instead given the risks posed by ISS’ worn-out equipment. The Administrator of NASA, Bill Nelson, expressed his hope for the continuation of the cooperation between the United States and Russia on the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2030, Sputnik
Today, on April 9, 2021, at 10.42 am Moscow time, the Russian Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the manned spacecraft Y. A. Gagarin (Soyuz MS-18) was launched from the launchpad No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the press service of the ‘Roscosmos’ State Space Corporation reports. The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the spacecraft into orbit
The Barbie brand made a doll in the image of 36-year-old Anna Kikina, who is the only woman in the Roscosmos space corporation squad since 2016, TASS reports. The new doll was created in two versions: in a flight suit and a spacesuit for a spacewalk. It is specified that the collection is limited
The crew of the International Space Station, which undocked from the ISS on the night of April 17 and sailed to Earth on the Soyuz MS-15 manned spacecraft, returned safely to Earth, the press service of Roscosmos reports. Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Skripochka, as well as NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan, landed in Kazakhstan.
Self-isolation during a coronavirus pandemic can reduce the number of patients, but it can also have a negative effect on overall fitness and mental health of Russians, VM.RU reports. A cosmonaut, Pavel Vinogradov, spent a total of 546 days in orbit for 22 hours and 31 minutes and is ready to give advice on how
The Russian orbiter Luna-26 will create a three-dimensional map of the Moon to select the landing site for the first astronauts. This was told by the director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoliy Petrukovich, RIA News reports. For the first time, using stereo photography, they will create a topographic
At the Cosmonaut Training Center, 4 Indian astronauts learn Russian to work with the equipment of the Soyuz spacecraft and also eat in the flight canteen along with all the flight crew, reports RT. According to the head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Pavel Vlasov, astronauts from India are undergoing space training under
The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Russian Aleksandr Skvortsov, American Christina Koch and Italian Luca Parmitano undocked from the International Space Station and is returning to Earth, RIA News reports. At the station, the Russian Oleg Skripochka and the Americans Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan stayed to wait for the next ship. The propulsion system
Roscosmos will spend about 600 million rubles on the delivery of soil from the Moon to Earth to create the Luna-28 space complex, informs National News Service. It is noted that the corresponding lot is published on the public procurement website. A launch vehicle with a landing station is planned to be sent into space
Famous astronauts arrived in Samara to recruit employees of one of the large factories in the team of space pilots, reports Rocket and Space Centre “Progress”. The Honoured Test Pilot and Head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Pavel Vlasov, said that there are even fewer requirements for astronauts than for military pilots.
