The Russian space agency confirmed Friday that legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space and later the commander of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that docked with a NASA Apollo capsule, has died after a long illness. CBS News reports: An accomplished amateur artist and a widely respected statesman in the international space community, Leonov remained a lifelong…
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First Arab on ISS returns to Earth (Update)
A three-man crew including an Emirati who became the first Arab to reach the International Space Station returned to Earth safely on Thursday and were in good shape, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-arab-iss-earth.html…
Russia to give cosmonauts guns to fend off animals on landing
Russia is testing a gun that returning cosmonauts could use to fend off wild animals when landing in remote areas, the head of the Russian space agency said Wednesday. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-russia-cosmonauts-guns-fend-animals.html…
No-fly boys: new Russian space suit clashes with pee ritual
Russia on Thursday unveiled a new space suit for a future spaceship, but the design may have to be changed to continue a decades-old tradition: making a stop to pee on the way to the launch. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-no-fly-boys-russian-space-clashes.html…
Russian Soyuz docks with ISS on 2nd attempt
After the Soyuz MS-14’s first automated approach to the ISS was aborted due to a malfunction, the spacecraft has now docked safely at the station’s Zvezda module. It carries supplies for the crew and a humanoid robot. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/russian-soyuz-2nd-docking-attempt-successful…
A Russian Space Cargo Ship Just Fell to Earth. See Its Fiery Demise.
“It looked like a big firework,” astronaut says. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66069-russian-space-cargo-ship-falls-to-earth.html
Russian capsule carrying 3 docks with space station (Update)
A Russian space capsule with three astronauts aboard has docked with the International Space Station after a fast-track trip to the orbiting laboratory. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-american-italian-russian-blast-iss.html…