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Technical glitch delays NASA-SpaceX launch of next space station crew

NASA and SpaceX postponed the launch of the next long-duration crew to the International Space Station early on Monday, minutes before the rocket was due to lift off, citing a problem with ground systems used to monitor the flow of an engine-ignition fluid.

Reuters

Watch as Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches to International Space Station

Watch from Florida as NasaSpaceX Crew-6 mission launched to the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew

A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said early on Sunday.

Reuters

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Russia Launches Empty Ship to ISS to Replace Damaged Capsule

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule took off early Friday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station to eventually bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. The Soyuz MS-23 vessel lifted off successfully from the Russian-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome, live video broadcast by ISS-partner NASA showed,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia launches capsule to International Space Station to rescue crew of three

Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station.

France 24

Russia sends Soyuz rescue ship to International Space Station

Soyuz MS-23 will transport Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, Sergei Prokopyev and NASA’s Frank Rubio back to Earth.

Al Jazeera

Russian Soyuz spacecraft starts mission to return crew stranded on ISS

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off on Friday on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) by a leak in the cooling system of their original return capsule, Russian news agencies reported.

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Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

Russia has launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride sprang a dangerous leak at the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact

Russian space officials say a coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has resulted from an external impact and not a manufacturing flaw

The Independent UK

Russia's space cargo ship likely damaged by external impact - Roscosmos

Russia's Progress MS-21 space cargo ship that was undocked from the International Space Station and sank in the Pacific was likely damaged by an external impact, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday, citing preliminary data.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia Expands its Economic Capabilities to Space

Saudi Arabia’s recent announcement that it was sending two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) has kicked off talks about the Kingdom’s serious endeavor to benefit from the space economy as a giant sector, where global visions of sustainability and technology intersect. The astronauts will make their trip…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Coolant Leak Stranded Three Astronauts in Space — and a New One has Appeared

Just days before ending its mission, a Russian cargo spacecraft became the second docked vehicle at the International Space Station to leak coolant.

Inverse

Russia proposes Feb. 24 launch of relief ship after space station leak

Russia's space agency on Saturday proposed the launch of a ship on Feb. 24 to bring two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut back from the International Space Station (ISS), news agencies reported.

Reuters

Russia delays launch of relief ship to keep investigating space station leak

Russia is delaying the launch of a ship to bring two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut back from the International Space Station (ISS) while it investigates a pressure loss in another module, its space agency said on Monday.

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Saudi Arabia’s Barnawi, Al-Qarni to Head to Space in 2023

Saudi Arabia will soon send its first female and male astronauts to the International Space Station.

Orlando Sentinel

Saudi Arabia names man and woman for Axiom 2 mission to International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — The names of the two astronauts from Saudi Arabia headed up for a short stay on the International Space Station were announced Sunday.

Reuters

Russia reports pressure glitch on cargo ship docked to ISS

Russia's space agency reported an unexplained loss of pressure on Saturday in a cargo craft docked to the International Space Station but said there was no threat to the crew.

The Independent UK

Russian spacecraft loses pressure, station crew safe

The Russian space corporation says an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has lost cabin pressure

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Space Coast bustling with 4 crew launches on tap from SpaceX, Boeing

Before summer, 14 more humans could launch from U.S. soil as SpaceX has three missions set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Crew Dragons while Boeing looks to send its CST-100 Starliner up to the International Space Station for the first time with people on board.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Wakata completes 1st spacewalk on ISS mission

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata performed the first spacewalk of his long career on Friday evening, leaving the confines of the International Space Station for a mission to attach a solar panel frame to the vessel's exterior.

Reuters

Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule

Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced new contingency plans on Saturday for the three crew of a damaged capsule docked to the International Space Station, saying the U.S. member of the trio would return to Earth in a separate SpaceX vessel if they needed to evacuate in the next few weeks.

The Independent UK

Russia to launch new capsule to return space station crew

Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos says it will launch a new spacecraft to take some of the International Space Station’s crew back to Earth after their capsule was damaged and leaked coolant

Reuters

Russia to rescue ISS crew on backup rocket after capsule leak

Russia said on Wednesday it would launch another Soyuz spacecraft next month to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station after their original capsule was struck by a micrometeoroid and started leaking last month.

ABC News

Russia weighs early return of International Space Station crew after Soyuz capsule leak

Russia's space agency considers a "rescue" plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station to bring home crew members ahead of schedule, after their Soyuz capsule sprang a coolant leak.

Daily Mirror

ISS rescue mission may take TWO MONTHS as astronauts stranded by mystery leak

A spacecraft has developed a leak leaving three International Space Station crew stranded possibly until February if it is considered too dangerous for it to return home

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