Science and politics have crossed paths throughout history. But Russian astronaut Sergei Krikalev had never imagined that he would lose his entire country following his year-long voyage in space.
A record for the cumulative time in space was set Tuesday by Russia's orbiting cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent 748 days aloft.
MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russian women are less eager to become cosmonauts than men, said Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who now oversees human spaceflight for the Russian space agency ...
Manned Spaceflight Executive Director at the Roscosmos State Space Corporation Sergei Krikalev told reporters on Friday. Earlier, the crew including only Russians flew to the Mir orbital station ...