Soyuz : Discovery News

Stranded Russian Mars Probe to Crash in 11 Days

Posted Wed Jan 4, 2012 01:49 PM ET | 0

The Russian military says the doomed Phobos-Grunt spacecraft may reenter the Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 15. Read more

Santa Soyuz? Rocket Reentry Dazzles Europe

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 03:32 AM ET | 0

On Christmas Eve, videos of a strange streak of light over Europe surfaced... it wasn't Santa's sleigh. Read more

Soyuz Lands on Freezing Kazakh Steppe

Posted Tue Nov 22, 2011 04:10 AM ET | 0

Three astronauts have returned from the space station after an extended five-month stay in orbit. Read more

Angry Bird Catapulted Into Space

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Nov 14, 2011 01:14 PM ET | 0

Going boldly where no Angry Bird has gone before, the "plain old projectile" red bird blasted-off inside a Soyuz capsule bound for the space station. Read more

Blast Off! Russia Successfully Launches Soyuz

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Nov 14, 2011 04:08 AM ET | 0

After a two month delay, and a string of unmanned launch mishaps, two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut head to the space station. Read more

Armstrong to NASA: You're Embarrassing

Posted Thu Sep 22, 2011 03:39 PM ET | 0

The first man on the moon has spoken out against NASA saying the U.S. space agency is in an 'embarrassing' state. Read more

Mystery Comms Blackout Blights Returning ISS Trio

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Sep 16, 2011 02:52 AM ET | 0

Three of the space station's crew returned to Earth today, but an unexplained communications blackout caused some reentry jitters. Read more

Mystery Comms Blackout Blights Returning ISS Trio

Is Human Spaceflight Worth It?

Posted Wed Aug 31, 2011 02:49 PM ET | 0

Guest contributor Greg Fish shares his opinion about the current space funding situation and how ignorance of science may be our ultimate undoing. Read more

Cargo Ship Loss Will Impact ISS Operations

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:20 PM ET | 0

How will Wednesday's loss of the Russian Progress M-12M supply vehicle affect the crew living on the International Space Station? Read more

Cargo Ship Loss Will Impact ISS Operations

Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Crashes

Posted Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

The unmanned Progress M-12M vehicle failed to reach orbit and may have crashed into Siberia. Read more

Space Station to Be Sunk After 2020

Posted Wed Jul 27, 2011 08:03 AM ET | 0

The large complex would pose a space debris risk if left in orbit after its life cycle. Read more

Could U.S. Manned Spaceflight Suffer 'Memory Loss'?

Posted Wed Jun 1, 2011 01:22 PM ET | 0

Astronaut Mark Kelly voices his concerns for the end of the shuttle program and the loss of NASA talent. Read more

Shuttle Endeavour, Space Station Make History: Photo

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon May 23, 2011 07:42 PM ET | 0

Although this is its last mission to the space station, shuttle Endeavour has just made a first in space history: it is the first shuttle ever to be photographed while docked with the space station. Read more

Russian Resistance to SpaceX Dragon Docking

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:06 PM ET | 0

Although excitement is growing for the possibility of U.S. commercially-launched astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), some international partners may need convincing. Read more

Money: The Next Human Spaceflight Incentive?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Apr 13, 2011 03:04 AM ET | 0

Are we at a cross-roads in human spaceflight? Or are we in a steady decline? On the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight, Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill shares his opinion. Read more