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Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak

By Mike Wall published

ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russian side of the orbiting lab.

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International Space Station
Two spacesuited cosmonauts are seen working outside a large space station set against the blackness of space.

Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk to install and retrieve science experiments

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

International Space Station
a Russian cosmonaut training city

What is Star City, the secret Cold War cosmonaut training town in Apple TV's new 'For All Mankind' spinoff?

By Jeff Spry published

Here's everything you need to know about the forbidden city.

Human Spaceflight
Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is seen at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a 6-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2025.

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today

By Mike Wall published

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
Russia's Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstant on April 30, 2026. The flight was a success, according to Russian space officials.

Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch

By Mike Wall published

Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well.

Launches & Spacecraft
A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.

Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday (April 25).

Launches & Spacecraft
A Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 94 cargo spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22, 2026.

Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station

By Mike Wall last updated

Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on Sunday (March 22), complicating plans for its arrival.

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Venera-D mission concept art

Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission

By Elizabeth Howell published

Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036, continuing the Soviet Union's legacy of exploring there in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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Venus
a rocket viewed from below, with five cone-shaped nozzles in the foreground

Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station

By Leonard David published

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad supporting the nation's human spaceflight missions. It had been out of commission since late November.

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International Space Station
The Crew-11 astronauts return to Ellington Field in Houston on Jan. 16, 2026. From left to right: NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station

By Josh Dinner published

It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."

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