Tag: MS-21

Russian Spacecraft Leaks Coolant, ISS Crew Safe

An uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday has leaked coolant, but the incident does not pose any danger to the station’s crew, according to Russia’s space agency and NASA. Engineers at the Russian Mission Control Center outside Moscow first detected depressurization inside the Progress MS-21 cargo ship’s coolant loop,…


Russia to Press on With MS-21 and Superjet Airliner Projects

LONDON—Russia said on Wednesday it would accelerate the development of its domestic civilian aerospace sector by focusing on flagship airliner projects such as the Irkut MS-21, also known as the MC-21, and the Sukhoi Superjet. After the United States and Europe cut off  Russia from swathes of the global economy with retaliatory sanctions, Russia is…