Roscosmos

Russia’s second attempt to launch a heavy-lift rocket from Far East is aborted

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Dr. Sarah Adams

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex was aborted on Wednesday. ...

Russian Rocket Launches Astronaut, Cosmonaut, and Flight Attendant to ISS, Days After Glitch

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus ...

Flight attendant becomes 1st Belarusian woman in space on ISS-bound Soyuz launch

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Dr. Sarah Adams

For the first time, a spacecraft has lifted off with a flight attendant aboard, but there will be no drink service during ...

Russian rocket launch of 3 astronauts to ISS targeted for March 23 after abort

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A Russian Soyuz rocket is now scheduled to send three astronauts toward the ISS on Saturday (March 23), two days after a ...

Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on Sunday set a world record for total time spent ...

A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported ...

NASA To Pay $1 Billion To Destroy International Space Station

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The International Space Station is literally a sinking ship. Besides being a symbol of humanity’s scientific prowess and ability to cooperate, the ...

Cosmonauts Contend With Coolant Mishap During Spacewalk

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko (left) and Nikolai Chub (right) of Roscosmos. Credit: NASA Roscosmos cosmonauts completed a spacewalk on October 25, completing ...