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☆ Russia to rescue ISS crew on backup rocket after capsule leak
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Caleb Davis Joey Roulette | Caleb Davis | Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The leak came from a tiny puncture - less than 1 millimetre wide - on the external cooling system of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule, one of two return capsules docked to the ISS that can bring crew members home. Russia said a new capsule, Soyuz MS-23, would be sent up on Feb. 20 to replace the damaged Soyuz MS-22, which will be brought back to Earth empty. If there is an emergency in the meantime, Roscosmos said it will look at whether the MS-22 spacecraft can be used to rescue the crew. The U.S. agency said last month it was exploring whether SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft could offer an alternative ride home for some ISS crew members, in case Russia was unable to launch another Soyuz. Both NASA and Roscosmos believe the leak was caused by a micrometeoroid - a small particle of space rock - hitting the capsule at high velocity.
☆ Russia's former deputy PM said he was injured by a shell blast in occupied Ukraine after his location was leaked
  + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Bethany Dawson | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A former Russian space chief said he was wounded by an exploding artillery shell in a Donetsk hotel. The former head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said that he was wounded on his shoulder and needed surgery. FILE PHOTO: Russia's Roscosmos former space agency Director General Dmitry Rogozin looks on at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File PhotoWriting on Telegram, Rogozin suggested that his location had been "leaked," resulting in what he says was a "targeted attack." Rogozin now appears to lead a volunteer unit that supports Russia's proxy forces in eastern Ukraine, the BBC reported.
☆ Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa reacts as he speaks with his family after donning space suits shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovTOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Friday revealed that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets. The picks were announced by Maezawa on Twitter and at a website for what he dubbed the #dearMoon Project. Maezawa used the micro-blogging site to recruit eight crew members from around the world to join him on the moon trip, saying 1 million people had applied. U.S. Olympic snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington and Japanese dancer Miyu were named as backup crew members.
☆ Russia launches Soyuz rocket carrying military satellite - state media
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia has launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a military satellite into space, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday citing the defence ministry. The rocket - a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle - was launched at 9:48 a.m. Moscow time (0648 GMT) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the ministry was quoted as saying. It did not provide details about the purpose of the satellite. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ See how NASA's new lunar mega-rocket sizes up to past and future astronaut launch systems
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The Space Launch System (SLS) is 17 years and an estimated $50 billion in the making. The Space Launch System (SLS) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 17, 2022. This first mission, called Artemis I, is a test flight that will carry no astronauts. The current iteration of SLS, called Block 1, stands taller than the Statue of Liberty at 322 feet, about 30 stories. NASA/Cory HustonIf Artemis I goes well, the next SLS mission will send an Orion spaceship around the moon with astronauts on board.
☆ NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts launch to space
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
The spacecraft took off from the famed Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian cosmonauts — Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev.— on what is expected to be a six-month stay on the International Space Station. When Rubio and his Russian counterparts make it to the space station, they’ll be tag-teaming with astronauts from the United States, Russia and Europe. The fact that Rubio is traveling to space on a Russian Soyuz capsule is notable. That was answered in July when NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, confirmed that sharing seats on rocket rides to the space station would continue. Russian cosmonauts are now expected to fly on SpaceX capsules in addition to NASA astronauts sharing seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
☆ SpaceX will fly Russian cosmonauts to the ISS under new NASA deal with Russia's space agency
  + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
NASA's deal with Roscosmos means SpaceX will launch Russian cosmonauts to the ISS this year. In September, Anna Kikina will be the first Russian to launch on SpaceX's Crew Dragon, per Reuters. Meanwhile, US astronaut Frank Rubio will fly from Russia's Cosmodrome launch site, NASA told Reuters. In exchange, cosmonaut Anna Kikina will launch on SpaceX's Crew Dragon from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said. Not long after the deal was announced, Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Dmitry Rogozin as Russia's space chief, the Kremlin announced on Friday.
☆ NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights - Roscosmos
  + stars: | 2022-07-15 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] The NASA logo is seen at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the NASA/SpaceX launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Joe SkipperJuly 15 (Reuters) - NASA and Russia's space agency Roscosmos have signed a long-sought agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.-made spacecraft in exchange for American astronauts being able to ride on Russia's Soyuz, the agencies said Friday. The two agencies had previously shared astronaut seats on the U.S. shuttle and the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The U.S. space agency has said having at least one Russian and one American aboard the space station is crucial to keeping the laboratory running. "Flying integrated crews ensures there are appropriately trained crew members on board the station for essential maintenance and spacewalks," NASA said in a statement on Friday.
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