Soviet Spacecraft News Today

Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. Its impact is still felt today.

On September 27, the Russian Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and later landed in Kazakhstan, marking the completion of the mission. The expedition has proved to be the longest, breaking the record for a space flight duration.

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who broke the record for the longest spaceflight at the International Space Station (ISS), landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, according to the broadcast by the Mission Control Center in the Moscow Region.

A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carying two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully launched from the Baikonur spaceport, the mission control center spakesman stated on Friday.

Russias Soyuz MS-24 rocket with two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut on board was launched from the Baikonur spaceport earlier in the day.