Sergey Korsakov

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…

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…