04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
A Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer are heading to the International Space Station 5 October on board a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, for a 12 day stay to film segments for a movie. Making his fourth flight into space, veteran Roscosmos ...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
.... This is SpaceX’s final test flight and is providing data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations. Crew Dragon Endeavour will return...
14 April 2016
All systems go as ExoMars sends back its first image
... the flight control team have become more comfortable operating this new and sophisticated spacecraft,” says Peter Schmitz, ESA’s Spacecraft Operations Manager. With its sophisticated sensors, the Trace Gas Orbiter is designed to measure the...
06 July 2016
The next trio of intrepid explorers head to the ISS
...the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS, the trio will test a variety of upgraded systems on their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft before docking to the space station’s Rassvet module on Saturday, July 9th. A number of modifications have been applied...
22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
...Sputnik, Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, announced that “a spacecraft carrying cosmonauts will fly around the moon in 2028, and...said the first test launch of the new generation Oryol spacecraft is slated for August or September 2023. If everything ...
25 August 2021
Russia's Luna-25 mission postponed over 'problems during testing'
...at the earliest due to "problems" encountered with the spacecraft during crucial tests. "The launch of the Luna-25 automatic...When eventually ready, Luna-25 will become Russia’s first domestic spacecraft in its post-Soviet history to head to the Moon. ...
