The Scientific and Energy Module (NEM), which is considered by experts as the first module of the promising Russian Orbital Station (ROS), is now in a high degree of readiness, according to the Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned programmes Sergey Krikalev. “The module is in a high degree of readiness at RSC Energia, and
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
Russia will be able to land cosmonauts on the Moon by 2030. This was announced on Tuesday, October 4, by the General director of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov. He also recalled that within the framework of the lunar program, Russia is preparing to send the Luna-25 automatic lander to the moon. “It will be followed by
Russia’s crew onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will stop using the European ERA manipulator arm in response to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) refusal from cooperation on the ExoMars project, CEO of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Tuesday, July 12. “In my turn, I instruct our ISS crew to stop
The cosmonauts on the ISS have collected all the mascot toys that are on the station to congratulate everyone on the Children’s Day, as reported by the special correspondent of TASS, cosmonaut of Roscosmos Oleg Artemyev. According to him, the “toy crew” includes weightlessness indicators and mascots of all crew members who are currently on
Members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew congratulated Russia’s space corporation (Roscosmos) cosmonaut, Denis Matveev, on his birthday and gave him a watch, a personalized chocolate bar, and a homemade cake as gifts. All the members of the crew gathered the day before in Russia’s Zvezda service module to celebrate the 39th birthday of
Today, on April 12, cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov, who are on board the International Space Station (ISS), received gifts for Cosmonautics Day. Presents from relatives were placed in boxes in advance, signed and delivered on a spaceship. On the eve of the holiday, the cosmonauts took them out of the stowage,
The descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, on board of which are cosmonauts of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as NASA astronaut, Mark Vande Hei, landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Rescuers went to the descent vehicle and helped the crew members get out. In total, about 200 specialists, 12 Mi-8
The first tests of an ultralight rocket prototype for launching small satellites into orbit, which the companies participating in the Aeronet-NTI competition are working on, may take place in 2026-2027. This was announced on Thursday, January 27, by the Head of the Aeronet direction of the National Technological Initiative (NTI) for private cosmonautics, Roman Zhits.
Russian scientists want to send three missions to Venus and try to deliver soil from there for the first time in history, according to the Scientific Director of the Space Research Institute Lev Zeleny. “We are no longer thinking about one Venus-D mission, but about the whole programme […] As a final mission, an absolutely
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, at a briefing criticized the document “NATO’s overarching Space Policy” published on January 17, 2022. According to her, the document is another attempt to legitimize the use of force in outer space, which contradicts the task approved by the international community to prevent an arms
Roscosmos cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, opened the exit hatch of the Poisk module of the International Space Station (ISS) and began the first spacewalk in 2022 as part of the work on the integration of the Prichal node module. The commander and flight engineer of the 66th long-term expedition to the ISS
The first stage of training in the US as part of the cross-flight programme has ended and the next training will be held only next year, according to the Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The young woman will be the first Russian cosmonaut to join the crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. “The preparation is carried
