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Rocket with Russian-American crew launched from Baikonur to the ISS
Tengrinews.kz - The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle carrying the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-26 launched on Wednesday evening from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
12 September 2024
Space 360: first-ever 4K panoramic view from ISS
In a new installment of pioneering 360° video documentary ,the Cupola, mounted on the Earth-facing side of the ISS.
21 November 2016
US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
Two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for private spaceship traffic at ISS.
19 August 2016
British astronaut dials wrong number on Xmas call from space
Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home for Christmas, asking a woman "Is this planet Earth?"
25 December 2015
US spacewalkers will aim to move stalled rail car
American astronauts will step out on a spacewalk Monday to move a stalled rail car that is stuck outside the International Space Station.
21 December 2015
Kazakhstan's third astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov awarded highest state award
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Aidyn Aimbetov, the third Kazakh cosmonaut, Khalyk Kakharmany (People’s Hero) title.
15 October 2015
Kazakhstan's Aidyn Aimbetov reveals his childhood dream to become astronaut
Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov has dreamt of flying to space since he was a child.
08 September 2015
Aidyn Aimbetov's flight to ISS is a milestone event for Kazakhstan: Chairman of Kazcosmos Talgat Mussabayev
Space flight of Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to the International Space Station is a milestone event for Kazakhstan.
04 September 2015
Kazakh astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to make research in space
Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov will conduct a number of studies during his 10 day space flight on board the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft.
10 August 2015
Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1
Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov has been going through a pre-flight preparation in Russian Star City for two months already.
30 July 2015
Kazakhstan to pay $20 million to send its cosmonaut to ISS
Back in May singer Sarah Brightman announced that she was postponing plans to go into space. Brightman said she was putting her spaceflight on hold for personal and family reasons.
23 July 2015
Europe launches last resupply ship to space station
An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission control said.
30 July 2014
Russian cargo craft docks with ISS, science satellite fails
A cargo craft successfully docked with the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said.
24 July 2014
Orbital cargo ship nears arrival at space station
An unmanned cargo ship that was rocketed into space this weekend by Orbital Sciences Corporation is nearing the International Space Station where it plans to dock.
16 July 2014
SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space
A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX.
30 May 2014
Russian, German and US astronauts dock with ISS
A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the West continues despite their worst standoff since the Cold War.
29 May 2014
SpaceX supply capsule heads back to Earth
The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast Sunday, hours after undocking from the International Space Station.
19 May 2014
Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule
Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule, the first such landing since Russia's relationship with the West slumped amid the Ukraine crisis.
14 May 2014
SpaceX launches Dragon capsule to ISS
Private US firm SpaceX launched its unmanned Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Friday, its third trip carrying supplies and equipment to the orbiting lab.
19 April 2014
'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected -- and with very surprising flowers.
11 April 2014