News Archive / Tagged: Roscosmos
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NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 1 year at space station
Derek RichardsonMarch 30th, 2022NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts after spending a year aboard the International Space Station.
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All-Russian Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonMarch 18th, 2022For the first time, a Soyuz spacecraft with only Russian cosmonaut International Space Station crew members launched and docked to the orbiting outpost.
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Arianespace, OneWeb suspend Soyuz launches indefinitely
Derek RichardsonMarch 4th, 2022In response to Russia withdrawing its Soyuz support personnel from Europe’s South American space port, Arianespace has suspended all future launches atop the Russian rocket.
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Russia threatens to not launch OneWeb satellites
Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd, 2022OneWeb has become the latest pawn of Roscosmos in the declining relations between Russia and the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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ExoMars rover now ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022
Cullen DesforgesMarch 1st, 2022In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency said its joint robotic ExoMars mission with Russia is unlikely to launch in 2022.
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Japanese billionaire visits the International Space Station
Derek RichardsonDecember 8th, 2021Three people launched to the International Space Station for an 11-day stay at the orbiting laboratory, the first tourist mission at the outpost since 2009.
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New Russian Prichal node module heading to space station
Derek RichardsonNovember 24th, 2021The last planned Russian International Space Station module has launched toward the outpost for a scheduled docking in two days.
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Russian anti-satellite test forces ISS crew to shelter in place
Derek RichardsonNovember 15th, 2021Days after the four Crew-3 Dragon astronauts arrived at the International Space Station, the seven-person Expedition 66 crew was forced to shelter in place as the outpost passed near a debris field produced from an anti-satellite test.
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Progress MS-18 cargo ship begins two-day chase of space station
Derek RichardsonOctober 27th, 2021Russia's unpiloted Progress MS-18 cargo spacecraft has launched into space on a two-day trek to meet up with the International Space Station.
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Russian Soyuz MS-19 film crew arrives ‘on set’ at Space Station
Derek RichardsonOctober 5th, 2021The Russian Soyuz MS-19 crewed spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on a mission to film scenes for a feature-length movie set aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Soyuz rocket launches 9th batch of OneWeb satellites
Theresa CrossAugust 23rd, 2021A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the ninth mission for the OneWeb internet constellation, which now numbers 288 satellites.
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Nauka drama: Module thrusters fire errantly while docked to ISS
Derek RichardsonJuly 29th, 2021Just hours after safely docking with the International Space Station, the Nauka module's thrusters began firing unexpectedly, causing the outpost to lose attitude control.
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Long-delayed Nauka science module finally reaches space station
Derek RichardsonJuly 29th, 2021The Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module Nauka, delayed by nearly 15 years, has finally docked with the International Space Station.
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Russian ‘Pirs’ becomes first ISS module to be decommissioned
Derek RichardsonJuly 26th, 2021After serving the International Space Station for 20 years, the Russian Pirs module was detached from the outpost and pulled away by Progress MS-16.
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Russian Nauka module on its way to International Space Station
Derek RichardsonJuly 21st, 2021After more than a decade's worth of delays, the Russian-built Nauka science module has launched toward the International Space Station.
