Russia may not be leaving the International Space Station (ISS) partnership with US space agency NASA at least till 2028, as hinted earlier, according to a media report
The International Space Station was a symbol of post-Cold War peace and cooperation, and the Russian announcement of withdrawal after 2024 signifies the reversal of that cooperation
The decision comes amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West over the Kremlin's military action in Ukraine
Starliner lifted off on Thursday atop an Atlas V rocket furnished by the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA)
In the not-so-distant future, the ability to extract resources from the Moon and asteroids could become a major point of difference between the space haves and have-nots.
The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station
US space agency NASA and Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos have been the two largest partners on the ISS for the last three decades.
Rogozin earlier this month threatened to end Russia's mission unless the U.S., European Union and Canada lifted sanctions against enterprises involved in the Russian space industry.
Roscosmos will soon determine a date on when to halt Russia's involvement with the ISS.
According to the NASA's budget estimates, the ISS, launched in 1998, will be "de-orbited" in January 2031
Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, colors that appeared to match the Ukrainian flag
It brings the total missions for SpaceX to nine and allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station.
Lawmakers have specifically exempted space cooperation from previous sanctions and can be expected to make similar arguments against targeting it
The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade
The US administration will continue to work with other countries' space programmes on the ISS through 2030
SpaceX is ending the year with 31 launches, the most ever by the company
A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and headed back to Earth
He is among the first self-paying space tourists since 2009
The US space agency is planning to replace the International Space Station (ISS) with one or more commercial space stations by 2030.
TV will cover live as sstronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Brown exit an airlock of the orbiting research lab some 402 km above Earth.