Oleg Artemyev

A few months after a Russian crew capsule sprung a leak while docked to the International Space Station, the MS-22 returned to Earth carrying cargo but with no crew on board.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakRussian space agency Roscosmos’s Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft undocked from the ISS on Tuesday at 5:57 a.m. ET before landing in the Kazakh Steppe, an area of open grassland in northern Kazakhstan, with the help of a parachute about two hours later at 7:46 a.m. ET, according to…

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…

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…

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…

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev after returning to Earth on September 29, 2022.Photo: Pavel Kassin/Roscosmos State Space Corporation (AP)Experienced Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, who had just recently spent 195 days orbiting Earth, accidentally hit a colleague with his car outside the Roscosmos training center earlier this week, according to an official statement from the Russian space agency.The statement posted to the official Roscosmos Telegram channel claims that, on Monday evening,Artemyev “did not notice” a…

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…

Cristoforetti has been lead of the United States Orbital Segment since April 2022.Photo: ESA/NASAAfter making the first TikTok video while aboard the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti is making history once again as she’s been chosen to command the orbital outpost, making her the first European woman to do so. 02:49Guess How Much Crypto's Been Stolen Lately? Part 2Today 10:45AMThe European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut launched to the ISS on April 27, 2022, where she has served as lead of the U.S. Orbital…

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…