Kazakhstan 17/11/2016 3 astronauts, 32 fish and a hippo en route to the ISS Oleg Novitsky, Thomas Pesquet and Peggy Whitson will not see their nearest-and-dearest again until their return to Earth in May 2017.
world news 30/10/2016 All change on the ISS A joint US, Russian and Japanese crew have landed back on earth after leaving the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.
world news 07/07/2016 Mutinational three-member crew heads for Space Station in next generation Soyuz capsule A three member multinational crew has blasted off from Kazakhstan on the debut flight of a next generation Russian Soyuz capsule, headed for the International Space…
Russia 21/12/2015 Cargo vehicle launches on a Soyuz rocket to the ISS An unpiloted version of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft known as the ISS Progress 62 cargo resupply vehicle blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Russia 16/12/2015 Britain salutes its space hero A Soyuz space craft has successfully docked with the International Space Station. There was a slight delay due to a failure with the automatic
Kazakhstan 15/12/2015 British astronaut Tim Peake is on his way to ISS A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man international crew, including Britain’s first ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Tim Peake, blasted
no comment 14/09/2015 Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the world’s most experienced space flier and two rookie crewmates returned from the International Space Station
Kazakhstan 02/09/2015 Denmark's first astronaut heads to space Denmark’s first astronaut has blasted off into space on a Russian Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is part of
world news 23/07/2015 Soyuz capsule docks with space station A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese docked smoothly on Thursday with the International Space Station. The capsule
Russia 11/06/2015 Space trio lands safely after 199 days in orbit It was a happy landing for the three astronauts returning to earth this Thursday (June 11), after more than six months spent in space.
Kazakhstan 12/03/2015 Soyuz lands safely with three ISS crew members ending nearly six months in space A U.S. astronaut and two cosmonauts from Russia have returned to Earth after 167 days on board the International Space Station. Alexander
world news 24/11/2014 Italy's first female astronaut delivers espresso to ISS Three new crew members have arrived at the International Space Station. The research laboratory has been short-staffed for the last two weeks since
Kazakhstan 24/11/2014 Hitch with a hatch delays crew's arrival on ISS A Soyuz rocket has safely delivered a new three-member crew to the International Space Station even if there was a bit of a delay! After a hitch
space 21/10/2011 Evergreen Soyuz takes off from the Tropics It took Gagarin and Sputnik into space, and has flown safely over 1700 times: Soyuz is over 60 years old, but it begins a new tropical chapter this
