Tag: Soyuz
Soyuz capsule docks with ISS – rescue for stranded astronauts
In this handout photo, the Soyuz MS-23 capsule can be seen in the foreground as it docks with the International Space Station (ISS). Image: dpa Two Russians and an American…
No more holes? Russia takes off its replacement Soyuz capsule tonight
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist February 23, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. 2 Soyuz MS-22, seen here, will be desorbed a few days after the arrival of its replacement. NASA Credits There…
Arm wrestling around Soyuz rockets in Kourou
Final preparations before one of the last Soyuz launches, on February 10, 2022 in Sinnamary (Guyana). © CNES/ESA/Arianespace/Optique Video CSG/P Piron, 2022 STORY – Europe wants to exchange Russian launchers…
While Russia struggles with Soyuz, SpaceX maintains its manned flight to the ISS
SpaceX and NASA maintain their flight schedule to and from the ISS, despite the setbacks of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule. On the Russian side, however, the calendar is turned upside…
A ‘rescue’ Soyuz spacecraft sent to the ISS to bring back three astronauts
A damaged capsule in mid-December in orbit would no longer be able to ensure the safe return of its crew. Russia is not going to take any risks: damaged, the…
A new Soyuz for cosmonauts stranded on the ISS
The mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is now more serene for astronaut Franck Rubio and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin. The Russian space agency Roscosmos will send…
ISS: Russia will replace the leaking Soyuz MS-22 capsule with a new one
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist January 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. 4 Soyuz MS-22 and its broken cooling circuit will return empty © Roscosmos After a major leak detected on December…
Will SpaceX be the backup option in the event of a Soyuz failure?
If the Soyuz MS-22 shuttle is too damaged and another model cannot be sent, perhaps Russia will have to turn to SpaceX and NASA. Discussions are ongoing. It will be…
Despite the leak in the Soyuz spacecraft, two astronauts will go out into space
The routine, or almost, on board the ISS. Although the Soyuz spacecraft currently docked at the International Space Station is causing concern, space agencies and astronauts are continuing their activities…
Leak in an ISS capsule: what will happen to the Soyuz?
A liquid leak that occurred in mid-December 2022 prevented the exit of two cosmonauts into space. It is located on a Soyuz spacecraft, docked to the ISS. What will happen…
ISS: leak on a Soyuz capsule, astronauts assess the damage
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist December 15, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. 1 Soyuz MS-22 in the foreground, docked on the Rassviet module. The leak is located at the bottom, almost at…
Without Soyuz, Galileo satellite launches can wait, says its manufacturer
A Soyuz rocket is moved from its assembly building to its launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on March 24, 2015 (AFP/Archives/JODY AMIET) The satellites…