After spending five months on board the ISS, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, German volcanologist Alexander Gerst and U.S. astronaut Reid Wiseman returned on Earth. The Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan, bringing the crew of three, as well as some fruit flies born in space, safely on ground. The operation involved heavy logistical efforts. Around 300 military personnel located the capsule, … [Read more...]
New Space Crew Reaches the ISS
A mixed American-Russian space crew reached the International Space Station. NASA’s astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova will spend their next six months on the largest research facility orbiting the planet. The trio will return to Earth in March 2015. While for Serova this will be a first, her two other colleagues are at their second space … [Read more...]
Three International Space Station Crew Returned Safely To Earth in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule carrying a Japanese astronaut, a veteran Russian cosmonaut and a NASA flight engineer landed on the Earth’s surface, putting an end to their six-month orbital mission. They returned near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on May 14, 2014 after a 188-day stay in space. The capsule carried Expedition 39 NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio , Japanese spaceflyer … [Read more...]
Snag-hit Soyuz Capsule docks with ISS successfully
The snag-hit Moscow-backed spacecraft, which was carrying two Russians cosmonauts and a US astronaut returned back successfully on Thursday to the International Space Station (ISS) after an unprecedented two-day delay. The Soyuz TMA-12M carrying NASA astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev docked at 3:53 am Moscow time on Thursday (March 27), … [Read more...]
Soyuz Capsule with US-Russia crew to return to space station on Thursday
The astronauts and cosmonauts on the snag-hit Soyuz spacecraft have taken the long way to come back to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev will now arrive at the space station on Thursday (March 27) at 7:58 pm EDT (2258 GMT). Speaking during a webcast, NASA spokeswoman Brandi Dean, said, “The crew is … [Read more...]
