A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday.Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five …
NEW DELHI: The planned launch of Russia‘s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) was abruptly canceled mere seconds before its scheduled departure on Thursday. Set for lift-off …
Russia and China had been jointly working on a lunar programme and Moscow was able to contribute with its expertise on nuclear space energy. Moscow has said it will explore …
The International Space Station is literally a sinking ship. Besides being a symbol of humanity’s scientific prowess and ability to cooperate, the ISS also happens to be a 450-ton spacecraft …
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday blamed a malfunction in an on-board control unit for causing its first lunar mission in 47 years to crash into the moon in August. The state …
The last we saw of Luna-25Photo: Associated Press (AP) I’ve got bad news for fans of lunar exploration, as Russia’s latest mission to the surface of the Moon sadly crashed …
Home Technology Luna-25 Crash: From Firsts To Setbacks; USSR’s AKA Russia’s Journey So Far & The ISRO Connection The exact details of the reason(s) behind the failure of the mission …
“Thrust was released to transfer the probe onto the pre-landing orbit,” Roscosmos said in a statement. Moscow: An “emergency” was detected on Saturday during a manoeuvre by Russia’s Luna-25 probe …