News Archive / Tagged: Roscosmos

• There (almost) and back again: Crew of aborted Soyuz mission reassigned

  Heather SmithDecember 6th, 2018

  NASA has announced that Nick Hague will join Aleksey Ovchinin again for a launch on Feb 28, 2019, after their mission was aborted in October 2018.

• More than $150 million embezzled during construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 27th, 2018

  Information revealed by Russian prosecutors provide insight into the scale of corruption during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

• First launch of Federation spacecraft may slip to 2024

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 20th, 2018

  The first flight of Russia’s next-generation Federation spacecraft may be postponed from 2022 to 2024, according to the general director of RKK Energia.

• Progress MS-10 arrives at International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonNovember 18th, 2018

  Taking two days to reach the International Space Station, Russia’s Progress MS-10 rendezvous and docked with the orbiting outpost’s Zvezda service module.

• Soyuz-FG rocket back in action with successful launch of Progress MS-10

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 16th, 2018

  A Soyuz-FG rocket took to the skies to send the Progress MS-10 spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

• Soyuz-FG to return to flight with Progress MS-10 resupply mission

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 15th, 2018

  Russia’s Soyuz-FG is slated to return to flight with the launch of the Progress MS-10 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

• Investigation finds faulty sensor the reason for Soyuz MS-10 accident

  Derek RichardsonNovember 2nd, 2018

  It was a faulty sensor that caused the Oct. 11, 2018, launch abort of a Soyuz-FG rocket carrying two people into space for a planned six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

• Collision of rocket components blamed for Soyuz MS-10 abort

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 13th, 2018

  The problem that resulted in Thursday's failed flight to the International Space Station for two crew members - might have been discovered.

• Soyuz MS-10 fails to reach orbit, crew safe – UPDATE

  Derek RichardsonOctober 11th, 2018

  The spacecraft's escape system safely pulled Soyuz MS-10 with its two-person crew away from the failed booster.

• Soyuz MS-08 crew completes 197-day space station mission

  Derek RichardsonOctober 4th, 2018

  After spending 197 days in space, three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 56 crew returned to Earth in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, landing in Kazakhstan some 300 miles (500 kilometers) from where they launched in March.

• Chiefs of US, Russian space agencies weigh in on ISS leak

  Jason RhianSeptember 14th, 2018

  With concerns raised about sabotage, the heads of the U.S. and Russian space agencies recently discussed the potential causes of the air leak discovered late last month.

• How was the exact location of the recent ISS air leak found?

  Jason RhianSeptember 11th, 2018

  An air leak at the International Space Station was discovered and repaired at the end of August 2018. However, given the size of the outpost, how did the crew figure out where the leak was originating from?

• Pressure mounts on Commercial Crew as Russia plans to stop flying U.S. astronauts to ISS

  Jason RhianSeptember 5th, 2018

  Amidst worsening conditions between the United States and Russia, the contract that provides U.S. astronauts with transportation to and from the International Space Station - is a few months away from expiring. The close of this agreement coincides with the time that NASA and its commercial partners hope to conduct the first test flights of so-called "space taxis" to the orbiting lab.

• Roscosmos boss: Soyuz pressure leak caused by ‘technological error’ – pledges to find who is responsible

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 3rd, 2018

  Last week’s depressurization event at the International Space Station may have been caused by human error, not a micrometeoroid impact, Roscosmos boss Dmitry Rogozin told Russian media. The handling of the problem suggests a lack of proper oversight by the Russian space agency.

• Construction of 2nd launch pad at Vostochny Cosmodrome underway

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 3rd, 2018

  Russian media outlets have reported that construction of a second launch pad at Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s Far East is underway. The new pad, designated Site 1A and dedicated for Angara rocket launches, is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.