... the traditional change of command ceremony, that ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (second row) earlier handed over to cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (front row), floats in the centre of the frame. Our challenge and service to our planet...
.... Chair of Parliament Lembit Öpik, Prime Minister Lena De Winne, and Head of the Administration to the Head of Nation, cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu also addressed journalists. Mr Öpik spoke about the world’s first digital democracy, a new...
... Moon’s South Pole being a stated objective and robotic craft exploring the lunar surface under direct cosmonaut control.
... Moon’s South Pole being a stated objective and robotic craft exploring the lunar surface under direct cosmonaut control. orbit is unusual, with a widely swinging 6,200 km by 150 km aerocentric orbital parameter. Launched by an Atlas V rocket in 2013...
... a series of robotic missions to lunar orbit and the surface of the moon in the 2020s in preparation for a visit by cosmonauts in the 2030s. The statement offered no details on the Russian moon mission. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft (left) and...
... responsible for construction, Putin said that while the ideal would be to have the launch before April 12—Cosmonautics Day in Russia—“a last-minute rush is unnecessary.” Construction of the $3 billion cosmodrome has faced delays, a hunger strike...