Tag: Oleg Kononenko
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Soyuz brings two cosmonauts, NASA astronaut back to Earth after record-setting mission
The Soyuz MS-25/71S spacecraft carrying commander Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson undocked from the International Space Station early Monday as the two spacecraft were passing 260 miles above eastern Mongolia. Image: NASA Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, now the world’s most experienced spaceman, first-time flier Nikolai Chub and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson undocked…
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Cosmonauts complete tasks outside space station, honor spacewalk pioneer
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Spacewalkers Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin work outside the Pirs docking compartment during the fourth spacewalk of the year at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Two Russian cosmonauts stepped outside the International Space Station Wednesday, sent birthday greetings to former cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first man to…
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Photos: Russian spacewalkers perform ‘surgery’ on Soyuz spacecraft
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (red stripes) and Sergey Prokopyev (blue stripes) inspect the site of a repaired air leak on the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft on a Dec. 11 spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/ESA/Alexander Gerst Armed with a knife, scissors and other cutting tools, cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev went outside the…
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Russian spacewalkers cut into Soyuz spaceship to inspect leak repair
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 7 p.m. EST (0000 GMT) after end of spacewalk. Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko cuts through thermal insulation and debris shields to reach the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft’s hull during Tuesday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Clad in pressurized spacesuits, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev used knives and scissors Tuesday to slice through…
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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, bringing three station crewmen back to Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Kimiya Yui, Oleg Kononenko and Kjell Lindgren bid goodbye to their space station crewmates Friday before departing the complex and heading for landing. Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly Three space station fliers floated into their Soyuz ferry craft, undocked from the lab complex and plunged back to Earth Friday, making…
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Live coverage: International crew lands in Kazakhstan
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Three space station fliers set for landing Friday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko and Japanese flight engineer Kimiya Yui are scheduled to return to Earth on Friday. Credit: NASA In a rapid-fire crew exchange, three space station fliers return to Earth Friday morning, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan just four days…
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Photos: Soyuz crew craft treks from Kazakhstan to space station
Two spaceflight rookies and a veteran Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan and flew to the International Space station on Wednesday, riding a Soyuz spaceship from a predawn departure from Earth to a high-altitude linkup with the orbiting research lab. The kerosene-fueled Soyuz rocket lifted off at 2102 GMT (5:02 p.m. EDT) Wednesday, or 3:02…
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Space station crew restored to six with Soyuz docking
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station with only one solar array deployed. Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly A Russian Soyuz rocket thundered to life with a burst of flame and shot away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday carrying an international crew of three aloft on…
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Live coverage: Three-man crew arrives at space station
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