An artist’s concept of a Soviet spacecraft on the surface of Venus. A defunct spacecraft from the former Soviet Union that has been stuck in space for more than half a century is, at last, about to ...

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

May 25, 2025: Roscosmos, the post-Soviet Russian space program, has proved to be less effective than its Soviet predecessor. The primary problems are incompetence and corruption. One glaring example ...

Explore the rise, fall, and future of Russia's space program. From its Soviet-era glory to modern-day struggles, we dive deep ...

Russia's space program has taken a drubbing in recent years, its reputation battered by corruption scandals, shrinking ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet ...

Since the Site 31 pad is the only one operated by Roscosmos capable of launching both the crewed Soyuz rocket and the ...

The spaceport in Kazakhstan was built by the USSR and is the only way to the ISS BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- The landscape approaching Russia’s spaceport in Baikonur is otherworldly. The yellow steppe of ...

Three crew members returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early Tuesday morning, completing an eight-month ...

Since pad 31 is the only one used by Roscosmos from which both the Soyuz and the Progress cargo ship can be launched, Russia ...

As president, Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for a U.S. rapprochement with Russia, in distinct contrast with the policies of previous administrations. On June 16, for instance, he ...