02 December 2014
Roscosmos plans deep space exploration
Russia is planning to recommence its uncrewed lunar sample return activities, ceased since the last lunar lander flown in ...
05 August 2015
Air Force and space command ‘merger’ creates Aerospace Forces in Russia
... the Russian armed forces. Shoigu is quoted as saying that the merger is the “optimal option” for streamlining Russia’s air and space defence. In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, sanctions, and worsening relations in the West...
28 April 2016
Rocket Launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Successful
This was the second attempt to launch from the new, first-ever fully Russian cosmodrome. The first attempt, scheduled for April 27th, had been postponed a minute and a half prior to launch. According to Igor Komarov, head of Russian Roscosmos agency...
19 August 2019
Roscosmos to send Humanoid AI robot to ISS this week
When Russia's space agency Roscosmos sends up some cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday 22 August, it not only ...
27 November 2019
Russia launches secret space surveillance satellite
A top secret Russian military satellite designed to monitor other satellites in space was launched into orbit on Monday onboard a modified Soyuz rocket, said officials at the country’s Defence Ministry. The mission lifted off from the Site 43 launch...
06 July 2020
Russia and Space Adventures sign contract to offer first tourist spacewalk
Space tourists wanting to raise the bar in daring off-world escapades can now go one step further than travelling to low-Earth orbit and holidaying in the International Space Station – they can now get outside and go for a spacewalk too. In a recent...
