By touching down in the landing zone – roughly 400km (250 miles) to the north-east of Russian space launch facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan – Vande Hei surpasses Nasa’s previous record for the longest...
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Last week, a flurry of news reports worryingly claimed that Russia was threatening to strand an American astronaut on the International Space Station in direct response to sanctions placed on the country as it continues to invade...
The former NASA astronaut has been a vocal opponent of the Russian invasion, expressing his displeasure with Russian aggression frequently via Twitter, and in Russian to boot. All astronauts who visit the International...
Russia’s space agency has refused to launch OneWeb internet satellites unless the company provides assurances they won’t be used for military purposes and the UK sells its stake in OneWeb. Roscosmos was...
The head of Russia’s space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program. “Do you want to destroy our...
The majestic Mount Etna is erupting so strongly in the Mediterranean that it’s catching the attention of the International Space Station crew. Members of Expedition 66, which is now in orbit, provided some views of...
An unmanned Russian cargo ship is connected to the International Space Station on Friday evening (October 29) to deliver nearly 3 tons of supplies and some items before Halloween. Related articles: First Animal in Space;...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday announced it wants to launch a space station. Blue Origin describes the Orbital Reef space station, which would be habitable for up to 10 people, as a “mixed use business park” in space...