Denis Matveev

Orion captured this breathtaking view of Earth rising behind the Moon shortly after its second close lunar flyby on December 5. Photo: NASAFrom long-awaited rocket launches to an unprecedented asteroid encounter, the past 12 months in spaceflight have been a doozy. The events of 2022 will be shaping space exploration and commercialization for years to come.These striking images will let you relive the biggest moments of the year, like the Artemis 1 lunar mission, the DART asteroid deflection test, and the out-of-control…

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough (left) and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (right) during a spacewalk on June 16, 2021 to install new solar arrays.Image: NASAAfter a nearly 8-month hold on extravehicular activities outside the International Space Station (ISS), NASA is resuming its spacewalks on Tuesday with plans to install new solar arrays. But that’s not the only spacewalk set to take place outside the ISS this week.01:43The New Black Panther Debuts at Disney Parks Avengers CampusToday 1:19PMNASA Flight Engineers Josh…

The Soyuz rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Photo: NASA/Bill IngallsA new crew has successfully reached the International Space Station following the successful launch and docking of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. The Expedition 68 crew will spend the next six months in low Earth orbit running science experiments and maintaining the orbital outpost, despite political tensions on the ground.NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos astronauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, flewaboard…

The Soyuz rocket awaits launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan.Photo: NASA/Bill IngallsThe International Space Station is gearing up to host a new crew. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos astronauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin,are launching on board a Soyuz MS-22 crew ship on Wednesday to spend six months on the orbiting space station. You can catch the action live right here. The Soyuz rocket is scheduled to blast off at 9:54 a.m. ET on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…

On Friday, Russian cosmonauts will attempt a second go at a spacewalk to continue the installation of Europe’s Robotic Arm outside the International Space Station. The first attempt ended prematurely owing to a spacesuit battery glitch.The spacewalk is scheduled for Friday at 9:20 a.m. EST and will be aired live on NASA TV. Coverage will begin at 9 a.m. EST, and you can watch the microgravityaction on NASA’s Youtube Channel, the NASA app, as well as the agency’s website, or by watching the feed below.NASA Live: Official…

The ground team at ESA’s control room in the Netherlands monitored the arm’s movements in space.Image: ESAThe European Space Agency’s giant mechanical arm just pulled off its first maneuver, quietly moving a suitcase-sized payload from one side of an orbiting science module to another. It’s been a rough ride for the European Robotic Arm. Its journey towards installation has been marred by political tensions and failed spacewalks, but despite these external hardships, the 37-foot-long (11.3-foot-long) arm has remained…

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was ordered to return to the airlock immediately and connect to station power.Screenshot: NASA TVWednesday’s Russian spacewalk didn’t exactly go as planned as one cosmonauts’ spacesuit malfunctioned, forcing him to return to the International Space Station (ISS) due to an unexpected drop in voltage. About two hours into the spacewalk scheduled to install a giant robotic arm, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev reported that the voltage of his spacesuit battery was low. Mission control ordered Artemyev to…

Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev outside the ISS on April 28, 2022 to activate the European robotic arm. Photo: NASATwo Russian cosmonauts are preparing to venture outside of the International Space Station to continue setting up a giant robotic arm, despite recent threats from Roscosmos to withhold access to the handy machine. The spacewalk is scheduled to take place Wednesday at 9:20 a.m. ET, and NASA is broadcasting the microgravity maintenance work live on NASA TV. Coverage will begin at 9 a.m. ET, and you…