Cosmonauts Wish Russian Singer Success in Eurovision Final
23:52 18/05/2013Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin wished singer Dina Garipova success and victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.
Space Station’s Crewmembers Safely Land in Kazakhstan
06:48 14/05/2013The Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground on Tuesday morning in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said.
Ammonia Leak Detected in Space Station’s Cooling System
03:54 10/05/2013Another ammonia leak was detected in the cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, NASA said.
Astronaut Finds ‘Bullet Hole’ in ISS Solar Panel
11:24 30/04/2013A small object, possibly a meteoroid, has flown through a solar panel on the International Space Station, leaving a “bullet hole,” Canadian astronaut and Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield has said.
ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars
06:29 19/03/2013For the first time, two Russian cosmonauts simulated a manually controlled landing from the orbit on Mars after they spent half a year in the space, a deputy head of the Russian Space Training Center said on Monday.
Progress Freighter Resets Space Station Orbit
16:35 22/02/2013The engines of a Russian Progress M-17M space freighter were fired on Friday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian space agency spokesman said on Friday.
Progress Space Freighter Docks with ISS
02:47 12/02/2013The Progress M-18M spacecraft, launched on Monday, performed an automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday, a mission control spokesman said.
Russia Designs New Spaceship
22:18 26/12/2012Russian space rocket corporation Energia has completed the technical design of a new manned spacecraft whose flight tests are due to begin in 2017, Energia President Vitaly Lopota said on Wednesday.
New Expedition Arrives at International Space Station
07:29 22/12/2012Participants of the International Space Station’s Expedition 34 began their work on the station after their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft docked with the ISS on Friday night.
New Crew Blasts Off to Space Station
16:50 19/12/2012International Space Station Expedition 34 blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Space Station's Orbit Raised Ahead of Crew Arrival
18:41 16/12/2012The International Space Station’s orbit has been increased by almost 2.5 kilometers in a test of the station’s new emergency debris avoidance system, Mission Control told RIA Novosti.
Russian Satellite Links Lost After Cable Cut
19:22 14/11/2012A severed communications cable in the Moscow region on Wednesday has rendered Russian specialists unable to control most of the country's civilian satellites, a source in the space industry said.
Russian Freighter 'Speed Docks' With Space Station
17:48 31/10/2012A Russian cargo spacecraft performed an accelerated docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday just under six hours after liftoff from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for Mission Control outside Moscow said.
Sarah Brightman Announces 'Dream' Space Flight
19:29 10/10/2012British soprano and crossover singer Sarah Brightman confirmed on Wednesday that she will travel to the International Space Station as a space tourist.
Commercial Space Freighter Docks with Orbital Station
17:26 10/10/2012The privately-owned reusable Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying more than 1,000 lbs (some 450 kg) of supplies docked on Wednesday with the International Space Station, NASA's website said.
Russia Buries Space Freighter in Pacific
21:43 20/08/2012Russia's Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft was sunk in a remote area in southern Pacific on Monday after a three-week scientific experiment in space, the Mission Control said.
Russian Cosmonauts Go on Spacewalk
20:16 20/08/2012Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko started on Monday a six-hour spacewalk to carry out a number of maintenance tasks on the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said.
Energia to Bid for Moon-Rocket Tender
18:26 20/08/2012Russia's Energia space corporation will take part in a tender for development of a new heavy-class carrier rocket, the company said on Monday.
Russian Space Freighter Departs From Orbital Station
01:26 31/07/2012Russian Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft undocked early on Tuesday from the International Space Station (ISS) to depart on a three-week scientific mission before being buried in the Pacific.