Tag: Russia
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Novitskiy & Dubrov conduct Russian EVA-50 for Nauka module outfitting
ISS Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Pytor Dubrov performed an EVA (Extravehicular Activity) at the International Space Station on Thursday, the second in a series of up to 11 spacewalks planned to integrate the new Russian Nauka module onto the ISS. Novitskiy and Dubrov, in their Russian Orlan-MK spacesuits, opened that station’s Poisk…
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Russian cosmonauts begin series of spacewalks to integrate Nauka with the ISS
ISS Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitsky and Pytor Dubrov exited the International Space Station for Russian EVA-49 on Friday, the first in a series of up to 11 spacewalks planned to fully integrate the new Russian Nauka module onto the ISS. Novitsky and Dubrov donned their Russian Orlan-MKS model spacesuits and exited from the…
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MLM Nauka docks to ISS, malfunctions shortly thereafter
Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka, meaning “science,” has defied the odds to successfully dock to the ISS after a long and arduous journey dating back over 20 years and a problematic propulsion system after launch which had threatened the success of the mission. The docking was not without issue, with Russian cosmonauts noting that…
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Soyuz launches OneWeb mission to secure Northern latitude coverage
The eighth delivery of OneWeb satellites into Earth orbit lifted off at 12:48 UTC launch on Thursday, July 1 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Continuing the effort of building an internet constellation, this launch was particularly important in enabling OneWeb to offer full connectivity to areas north of 50 degrees latitude by increasing the…
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Soyuz launches OneWeb mission to secure Northern latitude coverage
The eighth delivery of OneWeb satellites into Earth orbit lifted off at 12:48 UTC launch on Thursday, July 1 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Continuing the effort of building an internet constellation, this launch was particularly important in enabling OneWeb to offer full connectivity to areas north of 50 degrees latitude by increasing the…
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Roscosmos discusses ISS withdrawal strategy and new space station for mid-2020s
Recently, Russian authorities began talking about a potential withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS) project in 2025. In place of ISS, the Russian space industry would gain ROSS – a new orbital station that’s name stands for Russian Orbital Service Station. According to Roscosmos representatives, the withdrawal from the ISS will be gradual, which…
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Russian capsule brings home three space fliers
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth early Saturday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan amid preparations in Florida for launch of another station-bound crew Thursday aboard a…
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Space station crew set for landing in Kazakhstan
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Members of the Expedition 64 and 65 crews aboard the International Space Station this week during a handover between Soyuz missions. Credit: Sergey Kud-Sverchkov/Roscosmos Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station readied their Soyuz ferry ship for a fiery…
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Soyuz MS-17 safely returns three Station crewmembers to Kazakhstan
After more than six months in orbit, the Soyuz MS-17 mission has drawn to a close. The craft departed the International Space Station with undocking right on time at 21:34 EDT on Friday, 16 April (01:34 UTC on Saturday, 17 April). Sergey Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Kate Rubins then conducted final landing preparations before the…
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Russia launches multi-satellite rideshare mission on commercial Soyuz flight
Russia’s federal space agency Roscosmos launched its first dedicated commercial launch through its GK Launch Services subsidiary, using a Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat vehicle to deliver a cluster of satellites to orbit, including South Korea’s CAS500-1. Soyuz – sporting a new blue and white livery – lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on…