Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut
On April 12, 1961 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin raced on a Soviet rocket to become the first human to go into outer space. More than 500 men and women from 38 countries have flown into space since there. Latest years Russia actively collaborate with India in this area. Russian GLONASS navigation system is used by India. We have joint projects in Moon and Mars exploration.
Eminent cosmonaut disputes official account of Yuri Gagarin’s death
Alexei Leonov, the first man to walk on space, cites declassified documents and claims that the plane crash that killed Gagarin was caused by another aircraft
Space freighter leaves ISS despite antenna trouble
An unmanned Russian space freighter successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday evening despite a malfunctioning antenna, Russia’s Mission Control said
27-year old relishes lead role in film on Yuri Gagarin
“Gagarin: First in Space,” a new film by Pavel Parkhomenko’s was released on June 7. Izvestia spoke to Yarslav Zhalnin, who plays the part of the legendary cosmonaut
The Moscow Planetarium's 9,000 stars
Russia launches European telecoms satellite
A Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying a SES-6 telecommunications satellite has lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Khrunichev space company said on Monday
Russia to launch new spy satellite in June – source
The Russian military will launch a new reconnaissance satellite from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on June 8, a space industry source said
Rocket engine maker Proton-PM to invest in new products
Russian rocket engine maker Proton-Permskiye Motory plans to spend 39 million rubles ($1.2 million) on modernizing production of engines for the new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket, the company’s shareholders said on Friday
Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft, carrying three new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docked with the station on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said
Will Smith on a wing of a Soviet space shuttle
Booster Soyuz-FG with spaceship Soyuz TMA-09M put on launching pad of Baikonur spaceport
The Russian booster Soyuz-FG with the spaceship Soyuz TMA-09M, which will bring a new long-term expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), was put on the first launching pad of the Baikonur spaceport
Missiles but no meteorites on US-Russian agenda – official
The United States plans to collaborate with Russia on missile issues and Afghanistan, but not planetary defense from space threats, a senior US diplomat said Saturday
Space capsule returns cosmic rodents to Earth after month-long flight
The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite has landed in the Russian Orenburg Region near the border with Kazakhstan, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various microorganisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long f
Russia boosts emergencies space monitoring
Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has finalized deployment of a space monitoring system to help ensuring prompt response to emergency situations in the country, it said on Thursday
Russia to send ‘stress-relief’ software to space station
A flash drive with stress-relief software for crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) will be taken to space by Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin soon
Russia’s Proton rocket to orbit US satellite EchoStar in 2015-2016
Russia’s Proton rocket with the Briz-M upper stage will deliver into orbit another US communications satellite, the launch organiser - American corporation International Launch Services (ILS) the majority stake in which is held by Russia’s Khrunichev
Space Station’s crewmembers safely land in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground on Tuesday morning in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said
US astronauts begin space walk to fix ammonia leak on ISS
U.S. astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn have begun a space walk to fix an ammonia leak on the International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronauts to stage unscheduled walkout from ISS on Saturday
The NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy are due to stage an unscheduled walkout into outer space from the International Space Station, to detect ammonia leaks on the outside of the ISS
Russian austronauts crew for ISS/Soyuz TMA-09M approved
An interdepartmental commission has approved the crew to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in late May and their backups at a meeting at the Russian Mission Control Center
Russian satellite to take detailed pictures of solar eclipse
In response to a request posted by bloggers in social networks, Russian space officials have agreed to adjust the work of cameras on a weather satellite to take detailed pictures of the lunar shadow as it moves around the Earth during the May 10 sola