That day, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to ever enter space as part of the mission, Vostok 1. Gagarin’s face was filmed throughout the one-hour-and-48-minute ...
Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin has officially taken over as commander of the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA astronaut Sunita Williams. This leadership transition highlights ...
NASA's Sunita Williams formally transferred command of the ISS to the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, days before her departure for Earth. NASA's Sunita Williams formally transferred command of ...
Sunita Williams, a NASA astronaut, handed over command of the International Space Station to Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin before her scheduled return to Earth. This represents a significant ...
Williams now turns her attention to her return to Earth with fellow crewmates Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore from Nasa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Listen to Story Williams expressed her ...
Two NASA astronauts who launched on a short mission to the International Space Station last year that turned into a 10-month marathon finally know when they'll be coming home. The Boeing Starliner ...
In 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin carried a small doll with him aboard his Vostok capsule to see it float. Since then, many of Gagarin's fellow cosmonauts have flown toys and stuffed dolls as ...
Ahead of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 departure from the ISS, command of the station was handed over to Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin.
In that time, they've bridged international divides – connecting with Russian cosmonauts – they've participated in a number of science experiments; they've experienced an incredible ...
Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, participant of three ISS expeditions, met astronaut Mike Massimino in India, the two took a selfie and sent it to Sunita Williams. "She (Sunita) is one of the happiest ...
It docks autonomously using the Kurs automated docking system, though cosmonauts can manually control it if necessary. Missions typically last several months, with Progress remaining docked to the ISS ...