NASA ordered astronauts on the ISS to take emergency refuge in a Crew Dragon due to persistent cracks in the PrK module, a Russian segment. Russia's proposed repair methods worried NASA, leading to a standoff resolved by Russia agreeing to decommission the module, removing the risk of depressurization.
The International Space Station (ISS) will be visible to the naked eye in Brazil on Thursday (11) starting at 5:53 PM. The station will appear in the northwest and cross the sky for about seven minutes.
Rus kozmonotlar, Uluslararası Uzay İstasyonu'ndaki (ISS) Zvezda modülünde hava sızıntısı tespit etti ve onarım çalışmaları yürütüyor.
NASA astronauts on ISS took shelter in a SpaceX Crew Dragon for about an hour on Friday as a precaution during a Russian service module leak repair, which was paused for further assessment.
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov stated that a space tourist trip will cost approximately 2 billion rubles, covering rocket costs divided by participants and the necessity of two professional crew members. The figure was announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Roscosmos confirmed it will return US astronaut Mark Vande Hei to Earth on March 30 as planned, despite media doubts amid sanctions over Ukraine. Russia's Bank of Russia suggested Mastercard and Visa leave the market, while Finland's president offered to mediate dialogue with Russia.
Sergei Krikalev, o último cidadão soviético, ficou mais de 10 meses no espaço durante o colapso da URSS em 1991. Sua missão na estação Mir foi prolongada inesperadamente devido à instabilidade política em seu país.
Russia has successfully completed the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The vehicle is designed to increase payload capacity and reduce costs, representing a major modernization effort for the Russian space program.
Baubek Oralmagambetov also congratulated Russia and its state-run space corporation Roscosmos on the successful launch
Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-5 new generation medium-lift carrier rocket from the Baikonur Spaceport. The rocket features the world's most powerful liquid-fuel engine with a carrying capacity of 17 tons and high precision payload delivery into near-Earth orbit. Developed as part of the Russian-Kazakh Baitrek project by the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center, the launch was delayed from end-2025 for additional testing of onboard and ground systems.
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will join Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Konstantin Borisov for the ISS-76 mission aboard Soyuz MS-30. Petelin will serve as Soyuz commander while Borisov and Burnham will be flight engineers. The team currently serves as backup crew for ISS-75.
Roscosmos released a satellite photo by the Electro-L weather satellite showing Earth with unusual colors, particularly India appearing in a bright green glow. The phenomenon is due to the satellite using multiple spectral bands including infrared to capture images, which combines environmental data like vegetation and moisture levels. The image has gone viral on social media, with viewers fascinated by the unique perspective of the planet.
Roscosmos and Khrunichev Center have signed a state contract to manufacture three Angara-A5M heavy-lift rockets for deploying modules of the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS). The upgraded Angara-A5M can launch spacecraft weighing up to 27 tons into low Earth orbit, compared to the 24-ton limit of the standard Angara-A5. The next phase will adapt the rocket for manned spacecraft launches.
