MOSCOW—A Russian rocket blasted off successfully on Wednesday to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 6:06 p.m. (1306 GMT) from the Russian launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, carrying the Progress cargo ship with the Prichal (Pier) docking module attached to it. The craft…
Russia Rejects Accusations of Endangering ISS Astronauts
MOSCOW—Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. U.S. officials on Monday accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in what they called a reckless and irresponsible strike. They said…
German Astronaut Prepares to Be 600th Person in Space
After being delayed twice, German astronaut Matthias Maurer is hoping to fly to the International Space Station later today, along with the NASA Crew 3 team. The flight has been delayed by bad weather, as well as an astronaut’s undisclosed medical issue. Maurer’s will be the second European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly under…
Four Station Astronauts Catch Ride With SpaceX Back Home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four astronauts in orbit since spring headed back to Earth on Monday, aiming for a late night splashdown off the Florida coast. The undocking of their SpaceX capsule from the International Space Station also paved the way for a launch of their four replacements as early as Wednesday night. The newcomers were scheduled…
NASA Orders Rare Medical Delay in Launch of SpaceX Mission to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA announced on Monday a rare, health-related delay in its SpaceX rocket launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, the second postponement of the mission in a week, citing an unspecified medical issue with one of the crew. NASA said the issue was “not a medical emergency and not related to…
Russian Space Movie Director Says Moon or Mars Could Be Next
MOSCOW—Russian film director Klim Shipenko said on Tuesday he was up for making a movie on the moon or even Mars after returning from 12 days of shooting aboard the International Space Station that transformed his ideas about the possibilities of cinema. Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild returned to Earth on Sunday after gathering more…
Russian Filmmakers Land After Shoot Aboard Space Station
MOSCOW—A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a three-and-a-half-hour trip from the International Space Station. The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 4:35 a.m. GMT Sunday with Oleg Novitskiy, Yulia Peresild, and Klim…
International Space Station Thrown Off Course by Misfire of Russian Module: NASA
The space station that constantly orbits the Earth was thrown out of control on July 29 by a Russian module misfiring, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The module, named Nauka, docked at the International Space Station around 9:30 a.m. Eastern. About three hours later, flight control teams noticed the unplanned firing of module thrusters “that…
Astronauts Complete Solar Panel Work in 3rd Spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronauts finished unfurling a new pair of solar panels outside the International Space Station on Friday, making their third spacewalk in just over a week. NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and France’s Thomas Pesquet successfully installed the second in a series of powerful solar wings that should keep the space station running the rest of…
US Security Expert Warns of Disaster As China Advances Space Program
June 20, 2021
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U.S. policymakers need to come up with a better space strategy after China sent a three-member crew to its unfinished space station on Thursday, warned space and security expert Brandon Weichert. “To fight and win a space war against the Americans, the first thing that they [the Chinese regime] will do is to knock out…
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