Russian Space Agency

The Cygnus cargo ship docked with the ISS

Astronomy

Cygnus cargo ship allows US to control ISS orbit without Russian help

The United States now has the ability to control the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) without Russian cooperation after a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully boosted the space lab into a higher orbit.

The 360-degree video shows Russian cosmonauts hurling satellites into orbit by hand

Astronomy

Step outside the ISS in first ever 360-degree spacewalk video

To experience life in and around the ISS requires years of astronaut training, but technology does continue to bring us closer to the experience. The latest example is a 360-degree video that places the viewer in the thick of the action as Russian cosmonauts carry out a spacewalk.

The deep space gateway concept is designed as a jumping off point for deep space manned missions

Astronomy

Russia signs on to NASA deep space gateway goal

At the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, this week, NASA and the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, signed a joint statement making the US space agency's deep space gateway concept a common goal for the two major powers.

Roscosmos has released a series of videos that replace our Moon and Sun with well known planets and stars (Image: TV Roskosmos)

Astronomy

Roscosmos video replaces our Sun and Moon with well known stars and planets

Russian space agency Roscosmos has released a video shot from the perspective of Earth, showing our Moon and Sun replaced with other planets in the solar system and well known stars, highlighting the scale and beauty of some of the best known astronomical objects.

Russia is planning to launch probe Luna-Glob in 2015 as a first step toward building a fully robotic base on the surface of the Moon (Image: NASA)

Space Systems

Russian lunar base gets closer with new moon probe set for 2015 launch

The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is planning to launch probe Luna-Glob in 2015 as a first step toward building a fully robotic base on the surface of the Moon.