Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles Hit Russia's Soyuz Rocket Production Plant
Ukrainian cruise missiles designated Flamingo struck the Progress production facility in Samara, where Soyuz rockets are built. The strike r…
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Chris Williams Wraps Up 241-Day ISS Mission Before Return
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is headed home after eight months aboard the International Space Station. Alongside two Russian cosmonauts, he…
Artemis Accords Reach 70 Signatories with Serbia and Mauritius
Serbia and Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords within two days of each other, bringing the total number of signatory nations to 70 and rais…
Soyuz MS-29 Docks at ISS, Bringing Crew Count to Ten
On July 14, 2026, the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur and docked at the ISS, raising its crew to ten. Meanwhile, a New York …
Soyuz MS-29 Delivers Fresh Crew to ISS as NASA Chief Watches
A Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur on July 14, 2026, carrying a new crew to the International Space Station. NASA Administrat…
Soyuz MS-29 and Starship: Two Milestones in One Busy Week
Roscosmos is launching a fresh crew to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-29, while SpaceX readies Starship for its thirteenth …
Soyuz MS-29 Delivers Three New Crew Members to the ISS
Lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 14, the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft carried NASA astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubro…
Starship Flight 13: fixes, Starlink satellites, and the next step
SpaceX is readying Starship for its thirteenth test flight as early as July 16, aiming to address issues from the previous attempt while dep…
China Recovers an Orbital Booster with Long March 10B
With the successful recovery of its Long March 10B first stage, China has cleared a major technical hurdle in the race for reusable launch v…
Going Underground: ESA Trains Astronauts Deep in Cave Systems
Far from any high-tech simulator, ESA is sending its astronauts underground. Cave training has become a rigorous method for building the tea…
Botswana Becomes the 68th Nation to Sign the Artemis Accords
Botswana signed the Artemis Accords on June 25, 2026, at NASA headquarters in Washington. The country is now the sixth African nation to for…
ISS crews reunite in Houston as ESA's SMILE enters science orbit
Expedition 73 astronauts gathered in Houston to mark their return from the ISS, while ESA's SMILE spacecraft reached its operational science…
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