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As of Sunday, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has clocked more time in Earth orbit than any other astronaut, surpassing the mark held by his Russian colleague Gennady Padalka. And as a fun quirk introduced by Einstein’s Special and General Theories of Relativity, Kononenko has traveled farther into the future than anyone else—even if by the tiniest fraction of a second.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies Kononenko has now spent 879 days in orbit and counting. The illustrious record was set aboard the International…

The Nauka science module and Soyuz MS-23 crew ship pictured above north Africa.Photo: NASARussian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are about to step outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the pair’s second extravehicular activity this year.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakThe spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 4:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to NASA. The action will be broadcast live on NASA TV, as well as the space agency’s website. You can also…

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Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin performing a spacewalk in their Orlan spacesuits on November 17, 2022.Photo: NASARoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin were unable to perform a scheduled maintenance task outside the ISS today due to a malfunctioning coolant system on a Russian-built Orlan spacesuit.Prokopyev’s spacesuit was the troublemaker, exhibiting faulty pumps connected to its cooling system, according to Russian state-run TASS news agency. The canceled spacewalk was supposed to…

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer took this space selfie during a spacewalk outside the ISS in March.Photo: NASANASA astronauts are getting ready to spacewalk once again. The space agency put a hold on the extravehicular activities while it investigated a potentially life-threatening problem with the suits, but NASA says spacewalks outside the International Space Station can resume. On Tuesday, NASA announced that it completed an investigation into the cause of a moisture layer buildingup inside the helmets of astronauts…

The movie set to be shot in space is still in the development phase.Photo: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx (AP)Tom Cruise is gearing up for the ultimate, gravity-defying stunt where he will be hanging off of a space station as it orbits the Earth at an altitude of 254 miles (408 kilometers). Indeed, the Hollywood star is not only heading to space for his next film location, but may be the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). Cruise is known for doing his own stunts, and this will…

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…