Soyuz spacecraft

Indian astronaut may travel to International Space Station in 2022

An Indian astronaut may travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz spacecraft for a short training mission in 2022, a Russian media report said on Wednesday, citing a source in the Russian space industry.

Oct 03, 2018, 17:04 PM IST

60 years after Sputnik, Russian space programme faces troubles

The Soyuz booster, currently the only vehicle that launches crews to the International Space Station, is a modification of the R-7 rocket that put Sputnik in orbit on October 4 1957.

Oct 04, 2017, 18:18 PM IST

Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a four-month mission at the orbiting outpost.

Nov 20, 2016, 05:36 AM IST

Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 50 crew blasts off for space station – Watch!

The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:20 p.m. EST Thursday, November 17, 2016 (2:20 a.m. Nov. 18, Baikonur time).

Nov 18, 2016, 09:35 AM IST

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins finishes final spacesuit checks before her team's descent to Earth! - See pic

The space station crew that is a part of Expedition 48/49 will be completing 115 days in space, since their launch in July.

Oct 29, 2016, 21:28 PM IST

When astronaut Tim Peake spoke about his 'incredible' journey in space after his descent!

Peake was aboard the International Space Station with two other Expedition 47 crew members, NASA's Tim Kopra and Russian Roscosmos's Yuri Malenchenko.

Jun 19, 2016, 19:55 PM IST

NASA gears up for Expedition 47 launch; announces live coverage!

The launch will be aired live on NASA TV on March 18th, 2016 (March 19th, Kazakh time) at 4:30 pm EDT.

Mar 17, 2016, 13:26 PM IST

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly welcomed back to Earth by US President Barack Obama!

US President Obama had earlier tweeted a video of his conversation with Scott Kelly while he was in space and the world also saw tweets exchanged with the US President expressing his pride in Kelly and his work.

Mar 03, 2016, 08:50 AM IST

Touchdown: Scott Kelly makes successful landing on Earth with crew members!

Kelly is an American astronaut, who took off for space on March 27, 2015 to spend 340 days aboard the International Space Station as a part of NASA's first ever longest duration single mission.

Mar 02, 2016, 10:05 AM IST

See pics: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly tweets his last sunrise in space before descent!

During his last 10 days, Kelly took to Twitter and tweeted pics of sunrises each day marking his countdown to the day when he would start his journey back to Earth.

Mar 02, 2016, 09:30 AM IST

Soyuz spacecraft set for next space station crew launch Tuesday

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko will be joined by Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), who will become the first Briton to go to space since 1991.

Dec 14, 2015, 12:56 PM IST