International Space Station (ISS)
Europe
Russia to Withdraw From the International Space Station By 2024
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s space chief said on Tuesday.
Yuri Borisov, who was appointed to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos earlier...
Science
US Astronaut’s ISS Return, Courtesy of Russia, Hangs in Balance: NASA
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei is slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russia's Soyuz capsule later this month, despite tensions over the war in Ukraine, NASA said on Monday.
Russia-US cooperation aboard the...
Greece
Greek Microsatellites UPSat and DUTHSat Launched into Space
Two microsatellites, UPSat and DUTHSat, constructed in Greece were launched into space on Tuesday, at 18:11 Athens time -- along with 26 other similar microsatellites -- from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. The microsatellites...
Europe
Yurchikhin’s Spacewalk Completed
Two Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) in order to prepare the orbiting outpost for the arrival of a new Russian laboratory later this year. The spacewalk that was held on June 24, lasted...