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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 55 backup crew members Nick Hague of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures during a day of qualification exams Feb. 20, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The incident adds more strain to already tense relations between the US and Russian space programs.

Russian-launched Progress resupply module crashes on-route to the ISS

by Alexandru Micu

February 28, 2017

Nobody was hurt and no one is starving but it's never fun when this happens.

Watch: astronauts dock at the International Space Station

by Mihai Andrei

July 23, 2015

It took more than was expected, but the three astronauts set for the International Space Station docked with the International Space Station ...

US space flight and ISS missions are dependent on Russia. What happens if the country pulls a squeeze?

by Tibi Puiu

November 23, 2016

Following Russia's invasion of Crimea, the world political scene has been suddenly turned upside down. Many were surprised by this ...

Three new members join International Space Station

by Mihai Andrei

October 26, 2012

Three new members have now embarked on the International Space Station, after docking the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft to the Poisk ...

The Tiangong-1 on top of the Long March II-F rocket, prepped for launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. (c) Shu Dong/for China Daily

Tiangong-1 Chinese space-dock set to launch this week

by Tibi Puiu

September 27, 2011

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Space Station may be in danger if astronauts are evacuated temporarily

by Mihai Andrei

August 30, 2011

A few days ago we were telling you about the possibility of the International Space Station being temporarily evacuated, given ...

Photo of a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA

International Space Station might be abandoned in November

by Tibi Puiu

August 28, 2011

Following the recent failed launch of an unmanned vehicle in a three stage Soyuz rocket this past Wednesday, the International ...

A propulsion and habitation module at left, linked up with a Soyuz spacecraft at right to create a complex designed for flying around the moon and back to Earth. Artist impression (c) Space Adventures

$150 million for a trip round the moon and back – one seat left

by Tibi Puiu

May 6, 2011

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