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3 Russian cosmonauts launch for International Space Station

A Russian rocket blasted off successfully Friday carrying a trio of Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station

The Independent UK

New Russian cosmonaut team welcomed aboard International Space Station

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-U.S. presence in orbit despite tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track - NASA

A U.S. astronaut is still slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station with two cosmonauts aboard their Soyuz capsule later this month, despite U.S.-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine, NASA officials said on Monday.

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Astronaut's family in tears amid 'terrible threat' of son being stranded in space

Mark Vande Hei, who works for Nasa, is up in space and is due to return to earth aboard a Russian spacecraft The International Space Station (ISS) at the end of this month

Daily Mirror

The functioning of the ISS after sanctions

Will the U.S.’s stiff curbs on Russia affect their collaboration on the International Space Station?

The Hindu

Russia Says Sanctions Could Threaten Space Hub

Russia’s space agency has sent NASA and other international partners a letter demanding an end to sanctions, saying they could threaten the International Space Station. In a tweet Saturday, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the letter appealed to the space agencies of the United States, Canada and Europe…

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Hubble, the ISS, and Chandra: NASA's aging hardware reveals a bigger problem

In cases like a rover or a space telescope, it might not be a big deal. But losing the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter or International Space Station leaves more at stake.

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Ukraine war: how it could play out in space – with potentially dangerous consequences

Nearly three decades of close collaboration in space between Russia and the western world seems to be coming to an end. With increasing tensions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia has arguably threatened to crash the International Space Station and refuse to launch satellites for western countries. A few…

The Conversation

NASA wants to destroy the International Space Station — here’s why

The rise of flying space junk also poses unplanned and catastrophic risk of destruction. Here's how NASA plans to destroy the International Space Station in a safer and more controlled manner.

Inverse

‘We are not space tourists’: Axiom Space a month out from civilian flight to ISS on SpaceX Dragon

Axiom Space officials may be taking three civilians up to the International Space Station at $55 million a seat along with their own employee, but they’d prefer not to be known as a space tourism company.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA shrugs off Roscosmos leader's rant over U.S. sanctions and space station

NASA on Friday shrugged off public comments from the head of its Russian counterpart suggesting U.S. sanctions imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis could "destroy" U.S.-Russian teamwork on the International Space Station (ISS).

Reuters

Russia official warns of “uncontrolled deorbit” of ISS, a beacon of international space science

The future of the ISS has come into question amid conflict in Ukraine. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, has warned that blocking cooperation could have catastrophic consequences.

Inverse

Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting US sanctions threaten the future of the International Space Station

New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, according to a speech U.S. President Joe Biden gave on Feb. 24, 2022.

The Conversation

NASA’s plan to decommission the International Space Station

Why is NASA planning to de-orbit the ISS? How will the space station be de-assembled?

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The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis unlikely to endanger International Space Station astronauts, says former US official

Four Americans, two Russians, and one European are currently whizzing around the Earth at an altitude of 254 miles while their home countries prepare for potential war

The Independent UK

How dangerous is Nasa’s plan to destroy the International Space Station?

Originally commissioned for a 15-year lifespan, the ISS is outliving all expectations, but eventually what went up will have to come down, writes Heather Muir

Reuters

U.S.-Russian cooperation in space abides despite tensions over Ukraine

The longstanding collaboration between the United States and Russia in operating the International Space Station (ISS) appears to be on solid footing even as tensions between the two countries build over the Ukraine crisis.

The Independent UK

Space Station "largely isolated" from tensions over Ukraine

The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions in eastern Ukraine – and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion – should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space

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The Conversation

International Space Station: how Nasa plans to destroy it – and the dangers involved

Nasa has announced plans for the International Space Station (ISS) to be officially decommissioned in 2031. After dozens of launches since 1998 got the station up and into orbit, bringing it down will be a feat of its own – the risks are serious if things go wrong.

Daily Mirror

Mankind finally finds alien life – onboard the International Space Station

NASA scientists have identified a previously undiscovered species of bacterium thriving 250 miles above our heads on the International Space Station – and it could help us live on Mars

Zenger

VIDEO: Russian Cargo Spacecraft On Its Way To Resupply Cosmonauts On International Space Station

Maintenance equipment, medical supplies, sanitary and hygienic products, clothing, food rations and fresh food on their way.

The Conversation

The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat

For more than two decades the International Space Station (ISS) has been the mainstay of human presence and research in space. More than 100 metres long, it’s the largest object ever placed in space, and its construction brought together the space agencies from the United States, Europe, Russia, Japan and…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Keep using ISS to develop lunar explorations technology

Extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits 400 kilometers above the Earth, is under consideration. For humans to hone their skills to explore the moon and Mars, it is realistic to use existing facilities.

ABC News

Why the International Space Station will crash down into the Pacific Ocean's 'spacecraft graveyard'

The International Space Station will join hundreds of pieces of space junk littered across the ocean floor in the Pacific, renewing concerns about the environmental impact of dumping such objects into the sea.

ABC News

The International Space Station will meet its end in 2031. Where will it crash and what will take its place?

The clock is ticking for the International Space Station, which will meet its watery demise in roughly nine years' time. Why is it being intentionally crashed into the ocean and what will replace it?

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