Soyuz rocket

ISS astronauts welcome three new crew members

The Soyuz rocket carrying Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, NASA first-time flyer Mark Vande Hei and his veteran colleague Joe Acaba launched as scheduled from Baikonur at 3:17 am (2117 GMT).
 

Sep 13, 2017, 10:51 AM IST

Mayak – Experimental Russian satellite is the brightest shooting star in night sky

Mayak 3U-CubeSat is set to deploy a large tetrahedron-shaped solar reflector that could make the satellite as the third brightest object in the the sky only after the Sun and the Moon.

Jul 19, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

It's supermoon time: NASA shares stunning image of the celestial spectacle! - See pic

Posing as a picturesque backdrop, the supermoon has been shown rising from behind the Soyuz rocket.

Nov 14, 2016, 21:20 PM IST

Missed the launch? Watch replay of Europe's Sentinel-1B liftoff on Soyuz

According to ESA, Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket, flight VS14, from Europe’s Spaceport in Korou, French Guiana on 25 April 2016 at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST). 

Apr 26, 2016, 10:39 AM IST

Russia's Progress 63 resupply craft launches to space station - Watch online!

The unpiloted cargo spacecraft is carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 47 crew.

Mar 31, 2016, 17:50 PM IST

Three Expedition-46 astronauts on way to ISS

A new Soyuz rocket successfully sent three Expedition-46 astronauts on the six-hour trip to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Dec 15, 2015, 18:46 PM IST