News Archive / Tagged: Roscosmos
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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.
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Progress MS-17 cargo craft docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonJuly 1st, 2021Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, Russia’s unpiloted Progress MS-17 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.
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Progress MS-17 cargo freighter sent on a two-day trek to ISS
Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2021Just before dawn, Russia’s Progress MS-17 cargo spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to send supplies to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz rocket launches 7th batch of OneWeb satellites
Theresa CrossMay 29th, 2021The launch of OneWeb’s seventh batch of satellites took place at 1:38 p.m. EDT (17:38 UTC) May 28, 2021, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
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Orbital space tourism poised to take off later this year
Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021Within a span of about six months, a dozen new spaceflight participants could fly into orbit on four space tourism flights beginning as early as September.
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Record-breaking Progress MS-14 undocks from Space Station
Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2021The autonomous Russian cargo ship Progress MS-14 undocked from the International Space Station after spending a record one year at the orbiting outpost.
