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The accident was the first serious launch problem experienced by a manned Soyuz space mission since 1983.

Russia plans first manned space mission since rocket failure

A Russian cosmonaut and US astronaut were forced to abort their mission on Oct. 11 and perform an emergency landing.

01 Nov 2018 8:51 AM

Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and American astronaut Nick Hague had to abort their mission on October 11.(Photo: AP)

Russian Soyuz rocket failure caused by faulty sensor

Russian news agencies citing an official confirmed the same.

01 Nov 2018 8:25 AM

100 species of various microorganisms live aboard the ISS. (Photo: ANI)

About 100 species of microorganisms living on ISS, eroding spacecraft

Currently, there are about 100 species of microorganisms, fungi on the ISS that are considered to be a hazard for astronauts.

29 Oct 2018 10:58 AM

A Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut survived an aborted liftoff after a Soyuz rocket bound for the ISS failed in mid-air.

Russia may resume manned space flights on November 28

Russia still planned to go ahead as planned with its next manned flight to the ISS in December.

16 Oct 2018 8:56 AM

The Russian Space Agency said it still planned to go ahead with the next manned flight in December. (Photo: NASA)

International Space Station crew has enough supplies for at least six months

Russia has temporarily suspended all manned space launches after two astronauts made a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan.

16 Oct 2018 8:44 AM

Rogozin on Friday posted a picture on Twitter of himself sat next to the two astronauts and said they had now arrived in Moscow. Both men escaped unscathed and feel fine, Roscosmos has said.

Rocket failure astronauts will go back into space

The two astronauts who survived the mid-air failure of a Russian rocket would fly again.

12 Oct 2018 1:05 PM

US astronaut Nick Hague, right and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), walk prior the launch of Soyuz MS-10 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Russian space rocket fails in mid-air, two-man US-Russian crew lands safely

US astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin landed safely.

11 Oct 2018 6:07 PM

Dell has said it has met with investment banks to explore an initial public offering (IPO) as an alternative transaction.

ISS says renegotiating Dell tracking stock offer would be best option

Dell issued the tracking stock in 2016 to buy data storage company EMC Corp for $67 billion.

06 Oct 2018 9:50 AM

Spacewalking astronauts will help install the batteries in October. (Photo: AP)

Space station receives special delivery from Japan’s White Stork

The cargo ship known as Kounotori in Japanese arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday.

28 Sep 2018 10:31 AM

Russian cosmonauts patched the puncture with tape and sealant hours after its discovery. (Photo: AP)

Russia weighs in on possibility of deliberate act in space station damage

Crew members last week found the hole - roughly 2 millimeters in diameter - on the inner wall of Russia’s Soyuz module.

06 Sep 2018 8:40 AM

Discovery flew every kind of mission the Space Shuttle was designed to fly, from Hubble’s deployment to the delivery and assembly of International Space Station modules and more. (Representational Image: Pixabay)

Google lets you board the 34-years-old Discovery Space Shuttle

The 360-degree video was captured using Google’s Halo camera, and takes us along with the astronauts.

02 Sep 2018 10:37 AM

Russia’s manned space program director, Sergei Krikalev, told state news agency Tass on Friday that the leak was patched.(Photo: AP)

Russia: ISS air pressure restored after leak

The leak, which was discovered Thursday, was traced to a small hole in one of the Russian Soyuz capsules docked at the station.

01 Sep 2018 11:12 AM

Gerst played a duet of Kraftwerk’s 1978 song “Spacelab.” (Photo: AP)

Astronaut performs with Kraftewerk from space

Video posted shows German astronaut Alexander Gerst “dropping in” for a live performance from the ISS.

22 Jul 2018 5:31 PM

The pontiff got his own space suit with his country's flag and a white cape.

Pope receives personalised space suit fitted with a white cape

Astronauts from the International Space Station gave the Pope blue jump suit with a white cape.

11 Jun 2018 7:19 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo: AFP)

Big proxy adviser ISS does not support Zuckerberg in proxy vote

The advisory firm suggested Facebook create a formal committee to nominate board candidates.

17 May 2018 9:03 AM

The effort is part of SpaceX's mission to lower the cost of space flight by re-using costly, multimillion-dollar components that typically have been discarded into the ocean after each launch. (Photo: Space X Twitter)

Reused Falcon 9 delivers cargo to ISS

Monday's trip marked SpaceX's 14th resupply mission for NASA under a $1.6 billion contract.

03 Apr 2018 3:09 PM

After the long procedure to open the hatches between the Soyuz and the space station, the trio will join station residents Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Two Americans, one Russian dock with International Space Station

On board the capsule were NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

24 Mar 2018 9:19 AM

US astronaut Randy Bresnik rests in a chair shortly after he and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy landed in their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Photo: AP

Space capsule with 3 astronauts returns to Earth

The three were pulled out of the capsule within 20 minutes and appeared to be in good condition.

15 Dec 2017 10:50 AM

The first-ever pizza party in space is getting sky-high reviews.

Astronauts make and eat pizza from scratch on International Space Station

NASA took pity on Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli's pizza craving and shipped up all the ingredients on an Orbital ATK capsule.

05 Dec 2017 10:22 AM

The extra-large science load includes a cosmic ray monitor, a mini satellite with cheap, off-the-shelf scopes for potential military viewing, and 20 mice for an eye and brain study.

SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station

The Dragon holds 3 tons of cargo, mostly research.

17 Aug 2017 9:52 AM

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