Russia's space program is struggling with sanctions placed on the country as a result of its war with Ukraine, and it could ...

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 ...

The chief of Russia’s main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a “critical” condition and cannot continue in its present state. “The ...

A Russian satellite named Cosmos 2553 is showing signs that it may no longer be working properly. Launched just weeks before the Ukraine conflict began in 2022, this satellite was sent into a ...

As US-Russia relations deteriorate — with president Donald Trump escalating his economic policy threats to force a ceasefire deal with Ukraine — the two countries’ intertwined space exploration ...

These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a ...

“Listen! Listen! Talk to me! I am hot!…oxygen…oxygen…am I going to crash?” For several decades, these chilling words, which screeched through a makeshift ...

A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at ...

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 ...