RUSSIAN COSMONAUT
Finally, a Russian scientist puts an American conspiracy theory to rest A persistent conspiracy theory in the US claims the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, suggesting NASA staged photos and videos. Russian scientist Yury Borisov, head of Roscosmos, confirmed the authenticity of lunar soil samples provided by the ...
04 Jul, 2024, 06.48 PM ISTRussia plans to create core of new space station by 2030 Russia aims to establish the core of its new orbital space station by 2030, according to its space agency, Roscosmos. The agency's head, Yuri Borisov, approved the timeline, which includes launching an initial scientific and energy module in 2027 an...
02 Jul, 2024, 03.18 PM ISTRussian satellite breaks up into 100 pieces; Here is what it means for Boeing and Sunita William's space project A defunct Russian Earth observation satellite, the RESURS-P1, has fragmented into over 100 pieces of space debris. This event necessitated astronauts aboard the International Space Station to seek shelter for approximately one hour. The incident con...
29 Jun, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Russian cosmonaut becomes first person to spend 1,000 days in space Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko became the first person to spend 1,000 days in space. He achieved the milestone on Tuesday during his fifth journey to the International Space Station since 2008. he surpassed the previous record of 878 days, 11 hour...
05 Jun, 2024, 06.12 PM ISTSpacecraft carrying first Belarus woman cosmonaut lifts off: Roscosmos Marina Vasilevskaya, Belarus' first female cosmonaut, successfully launched to the International Space Station from Baikonur in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The mission overcame delays, with the ISS facing coolant leaks and uncertai...
23 Mar, 2024, 08.22 PM ISTSpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather The SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
03 Mar, 2024, 08.26 AM ISTA Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, surpassing Gennady Padalka. Kononenko has now spent over 878 days and 12 hours in space. He has made five journeys to the International Space St...
04 Feb, 2024, 09.08 PM ISTMeet Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut who sets record with 371-day spaceflight NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with two Russian cosmonauts, has returned to Earth after a record-breaking 371-day mission, surpassing the previous US record by over two weeks. Rubio's journey was made more challenging when their original spacecra...
29 Sep, 2023, 06.30 AM ISTTwo Russians, one American rocket toward space station Russia President Vladimir Putin is looking to strengthen space cooperation with China after ties with the West broke down following the start of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine last year. On Wednesday, Putin hosted the reclusive leader of North Kore...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.52 PM ISTRussian cosmonaut runs over colleague after space return Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Artemyev didn't see an employee of the Star City cosmonaut training center who was crossing the road in the dark late Monday. It said in a statement Tuesday that Artemyev immediately provided first aid...
19 Oct, 2022, 01.13 AM ISTRussian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew The four-member crew should reach the International Space Station (ISS) about 29 hours later on Thursday evening to begin a 150-day science mission aboard the orbital laboratory some 250 miles (420 km) above Earth. The mission, designated Crew-5, ma...
05 Oct, 2022, 07.05 PM ISTAmid Ukraine war, US set to fly Russian cosmonaut to ISS Anna Kikina, the only female cosmonaut in service, is part of the Crew-5 mission, which also includes one Japanese and two American astronauts. Blast-off is set for noon from the Kennedy Space Center, with the weather forecast so far promising.
05 Oct, 2022, 11.41 AM ISTThree Russian cosmonauts return safely from International Space Station. Details here Three cosmonauts from Russia have safely returned from their trip to the International Space Station. Expedition 67 cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, returned home.
29 Sep, 2022, 08.09 PM ISTCosmonaut Valery Ryumin, who set space endurance record on Soviet missions, passes away at 82 Ryumin went into space four times after becoming a cosmonaut in 1973.
08 Jun, 2022, 09.04 AM ISTCosmonaut’s Perspective He was barely 27 years old when he made this observation. His eyes not only saw what was before him, but also experienced the expansiveness of being human.
20 Mar, 2022, 11.04 PM ISTRussia ridicules idea that cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine Roscosmos Director-General Dmitry Rogozin was more acerbic, saying on his personal Telegram channel that Russian cosmonauts had no sympathy for Ukrainian nationalists.
19 Mar, 2022, 08.44 PM ISTRussian cosmonauts launched on flight to International Space Station Launched in 1998, the research platform orbiting some 250 miles (400 km) above Earth has been continuously occupied since November 2000 while operated by a U.S.-Russian-led partnership including Canada, Japan and 11 European countries.
19 Mar, 2022, 10.47 AM ISTRussian cosmonauts sport colours of Ukrainian flag on their arrival at space station The men were the first new arrivals on the space station since the start of Ukraine crisis.
19 Mar, 2022, 09.50 AM ISTRussian space body launches manufacturing Indian cosmonauts flight equipment for Gaganyaan mission Russia’s Research, Development & Production Enterprise Zvezda under the contract of Glavkosmos with the Human Spaceflight Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started manufacturing personal flight equipment for the Indian cosm...
07 Sep, 2020, 10.32 PM ISTFour Indian cosmonauts resume training in Russia for Gaganyaan mission Roscosmos further said, this week, the GCTC specialists are providing theoretical classes on the basics of astrogation, the basics of manned spacecraft control and the Russian language to the Indian cosmonauts.
23 May, 2020, 02.26 PM IST