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Britain's star of space Major Tim Peake retires as European Space Agency astronaut

The astronaut - who is one of just a small handful of Brits to ever voyage to outer space - said it was time to step down but wouldn't rule out another trip

Daily Mirror

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.

Reuters

Russia to send rocket to rescue crew from ISS

Moscow (AFP) - Russia said Wednesday it would send a rescue capsule next month for three crew members of the International Space Station, after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft that was due to return them to Earth.

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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.

Reuters

New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

It’s slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace that could introduce some new names and set new records.

Orlando Sentinel

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.

ABC News

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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Russia may send an empty spacecraft to retrieve stranded crew on the ISS

NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos answered questions about the Soyuz MS-22 leak. The capsule is supposed to bring a trio from the ISS home in March.

Inverse

Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew

Washington (AFP) - Russia is examining the flight worthiness of a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang a leak last week, and might need to send up a rescue vessel for stranded crew, officials said Thursday.

AFP

Tiny meteorite may have caused leak from Soyuz capsule

Washington (AFP) - Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) that may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike.

AFP

NASA and Russia finally cement a plan to retrieve stranded astronauts on the ISS

A crew capsule in space sprung a sizeable leak last month. NASA and Roscosmos assessed the cause and have found the capsule is now unsafe for passengers.

Inverse

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russians' International Space Station spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station is called off after flight controllers notice a stream of liquid spewing from a docked spacecraft.

ABC News

Meteoroid hit suspected after major leak from Soyuz capsule

Nasa footage showed a torrent of snowflake-like particles spraying from the rear section of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule

The Guardian - UK

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian ISS spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was called off as it was about to begin after flight controllers noticed a stream of liquid spewing from a docked Soyuz spacecraft, a NASA webcast showed.

Reuters

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AFP

China astronauts return from Tiangong space station

Beijing (AFP) - Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday after six months aboard the Tiangong space station, state media quoted the country's space agency as saying, with their mission deemed a "complete success."

AFP

China launches crewed mission to Tiangong space station

Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Reuters

Chinese astronauts board space station in historic mission

Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China's space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX gives Space Coast 52nd launch of the year

ORLANDO, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on the 52nd successful flight of the year from the Space Coast.

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Reuters

Japan extends participation in International Space Station to 2030

Japan will extend its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme to 2030, education and science minister Keiko Nagaoka said on Friday, following the footsteps of ally the United States.

Reason

So Long, Soyuz: Russia Is Leaving the International Space Station

Privatization can free orbital innovation from ground-bound politics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan agrees with U.S.-led plan to extend ISS operations to 2030

The Japanese government intends to agree to a U.S. proposal to extend the operation of the International Space Station until 2030, thereby delaying the station's planned retirement for six years, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Inverse

Scientists are struggling to figure out how space transforms our gut microbiome

Scientists are still figuring out how space will change astronauts' microbiome, and it isn't even clear how our guts shift on Earth.

Inverse

Beyond the ISS: A new wave of stations could redefine science in space

While scientists have long conducted research in space, a new generation of above-Earth labs could be run remotely and even help humans venture to Mars.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish space firm celebrates successful mission launch on NASA project

A SCOTTISH space firm has partnered up with NASA by developing mission-critical hardware and software for new technology which has been deployed…

Inverse

Space is increasingly hazardous — here’s how NASA dodges deadly debris

A 2021 Russian anti-satellite missile test, a 2009 satellite collision, and humanity's general messiness are still causing headaches for the International Space Station.

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