A Russian female cosmonaut may fly to the International Space Station in 2013, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) chief Vladimir Popovkin said on Wednesday. Cosmonaut Yelena Serova, the first female cosmonaut of the post-Soviet era, should be trained and prepared for a flight lasting up to 170 days he said. The flight could take place some [...]
Tag: cosmonaut
December 8, 2011
November 24, 2011
ISS team feeling gravity’s pull after six-month mission
Just back from a long stint in space, ISS cosmonauts have shared with journalists their experiences of a tense mission prolonged by the Progress-M’s unexpected crash. The re-supply module Progress-M crashed after its launch in late August, shattering both plans and hopes. The ship was supposed to bring the cosmonauts vital supplies of food and [...]
November 22, 2011
Soyuz Returns To Earth From Space Station
Russian Mission Control says a Soyuz capsule carrying three men who had been aboard the International Space Station has landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan. A spokesman for Mission Control in Moscow said communications had been established with the crew, and that all three crew members were safe. U.S. astronaut Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa [...]
October 13, 2011
Space cakes for cosmic dates
Mealtimes are a bright spot in the lives of the inhabitants of the ISS during their long and lonely months in orbit. But eating in zero gravity is a challenge, both for the diners and the high-tech chefs who plan their menu on earth. RT sent Peter Oliver along for a tasting… After traveling at [...]