This video explores the Soyuz spacecraft, which has been in use since the 1960s, and how it transports cosmonauts to the ...

A planned spacewalk by the Russian space agency Roscosmos has been called off following the discovery of a coolant leak coming from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ...

A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after getting stuck on China's space station for more than a week ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Roscosmos TV / NASA TV A Russian cargo spacecraft launched toward the space station on ...

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russia's first humanoid robot on Saturday failed to dock automatically with the international space station, Moscow news agencies reported. The life-size robot, named Fedor ...

On this date in 1975, a Soviet and an American shook hands. Even for the time period, this wouldn’t have been a big deal if it wasn’t for the fact that it happened approximately 220 kilometers (136 ...

HOUSTON — A Russian Soyuz capsule cast off from the International Space Station Monday (May 23), setting the stage for an unprecedented photo session in orbit to catch views of NASA's shuttle ...

Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three ...

In our feature about the Mir cosmonauts' reentry preparations, we learn that Russia plans to complete a crew changeout the week our issue dated Mar. 23, 1992, was published. A pair of Russian ...

Through the most recent mission, STS-130 in February 2010, the shuttle has taken 788 people to orbit (“people” includes repeat fliers—so Franklin Chang Diaz’s seven flights would count as seven people ...

A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after getting stuck on China's space station for more than a week ...