Russia calls ageing space station “dangerous” as it plans successor
- 01-Sep-2022
The International Space Station (ISS) is dangerous and unfit for purpose, Russia’s space chief said on Thursday, as Moscow pushes ahead with plans to quit the project and launch its own station. Yuri Borisov, head of the Roscosmos agency, said mass equipment failures and ageing parts were endangering crew safety on the 24-year-old station. The […]
Russia, planning to go it alone, unveils model of new space station
- 16-Aug-2022
Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone. Russia, in the throes of what some Kremlin hardliners believe is a historic rupture with the […]
NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space – Roscosmos
- 16-Jul-2022
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 agreement is in the interests of Russia and the United States […]
China launches 3 astronauts to space station
- 05-Jun-2022
BEIJING: China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage. A Long March-2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel” in Chinese, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:44 […]
Chinese citizens slam Elon Musk online after space station near-misses
- 27-Dec-2021
BEIJING: Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk’s space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink programme. The satellites from Starlink Internet Services, a division of Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, had two “close […]
Russia blames software failure after space station briefly thrown off course
- 30-Jul-2021
Russia on Friday blamed a software failure for an incident that briefly knocked the International Space Station (ISS) off course and said it was pressing ahead with work to activate a newly-attached module at the center of the episode. The ISS was thrown off track on Thursday after the engines of the Russian Nauka, or […]
Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct first spacewalk
- 04-Jul-2021
Chinese astronauts successfully performed the country’s first tandem spacewalk on Sunday, working for seven hours on the outside of the new Tiangong station in orbit around Earth. Tiangong’s construction is a major step in China’s ambitious space programme, which has seen the nation land a rover on Mars and send probes to the Moon. Three […]
WATCH: China launches first module for new space station
- 29-Apr-2021
Billions of dollars have been poured into space exploration as China seeks to reflect its rising global stature and growing technological might
China launches key module of space station planned for 2022
- 29-Apr-2021
The module, named "Tianhe", or "Harmony of the Heavens", was launched on the Long March 5B, China's largest carrier rocket, at 11:23 a.m
Guy clicks space station picture cruising across the moon
- 26-Apr-2021
Both the Moon and the International Space Station have been captured while being caught in a rather overpowering sunbeam.