Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station
Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to Earth on Thursday, landing in Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz craft, Nasa reported. It was the...
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International Space Station crew has enough supplies for at least 6 months – Russian official
The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has enough fuel, oxygen, water, and food to last at least six months, Vladimir Solovyov, flight director...
Rocket carrying space station crew fails in mid air, crew safe
A booster rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft with a Russian and U.S. astronaut on board headed for the International Space Station failed mid-air on Thursday,...
U.S., Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station
A trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space...
Astronaut to boost Cyprus’ space credentials
THE head of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) will be one of the few people to have direct personal contact with European Space Agency’s...
US-Russian crew reaches space station with one empty seat
A scaled-down, two-man US-Russian crew arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, six hours after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, a...
SpaceX counts down to first launch after rocket explosion
By Irene Klotz SpaceX plans to blast off a rocket on Saturday for the first time since a launch pad explosion in the fall sidetracked...
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day journey to the International Space Station. The Soyuz space...
For the first time, scientists to sequence genes in space
Given her background in researching some of the deadliest pathogens on Earth, including Ebola, colleagues of newly arrived astronaut Kate Rubins had expected her to...
Capsule carrying space station crew lands in Kazakhstan
A soyuz capsule bringing back three astronauts from the International Space Station, including the first to represent the British government, made a safe parachute landing...
Astronaut runs marathon in space — but slower than on earth
British astronaut Tim Peake became the first man to complete a marathon in space on Sunday, running the classic 26.2 mile distance while strapped to...
Space station crew back on Earth after record US spaceflight (Updated with Video)
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth on Wednesday after nearly a year on the International Space Station, the longest...
Ex-army major becomes first British astronaut to take a space walk (Updated)
By Irene Klotz Tim Peake became the first astronaut representing Britain to walk in space when he left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday...
Space trio make ‘textbook’ landing on delayed return from ISS
By Dmitry Solovyov Three astronauts landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Thursday, ending their 199-day mission after an unexpected “bonus month” aboard the...
Boeing, SpaceX win contracts to build ‘space taxis’ for NASA
By Irene Klotz and Andrea Shalal NASA will partner with Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated “space taxis” to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, ending...
Russia targets space station project in retaliation for US sanctions
By Alissa de Carbonnel Russia cast doubt on the long-term future of the International Space Station, a showcase of post-Cold War cooperation, as it retaliated on Tuesday against US sanctions over Ukraine....