Russians to take Olympic torch on historic spacewalk

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 09:08

Two cosmonauts will on Saturday take the Olympic torch for an historic spacewalk aimed at showcasing Moscow`s prowess in science and sport.

Russian cosmonauts complete 6-hr spacewalk, unfurl Russian flag

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 12:09

Two Russian cosmonauts, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Aleksandr Misurkin ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) for almost six hours on Thursday morning and undertook spacewalking again for the second time in that week.

ISS astronaut recounts near-drowning experience during spacewalk

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:14

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano today recounted the terrifying minutes last month when he felt he was drowning in his spacesuit after it sprang a still unexplained leak during a spacewalk.

Cosmonauts prepare for new lab in record Russian spacewalk

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 12:18

Two Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday to set up power and ethernet cables for a new research laboratory scheduled to arrive in December.

Top 10 incredible facts: Spacewalks and Spacesuits

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 20:42

Each time an astronaut (or a cosmonaut if Russian) gets out of a spacecraft while in space to do important tasks, it is called a spacewalk — also known as an Extra-vehicular activity (EVA).

Two Russian cosmonauts working on ISS to carry out spacewalk

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 17:19

Two Russian cosmonauts from the ISS-36/37 crew is expected to carry out a 398-minute spacewalk under a programme of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS).

Flooded helmet felt like fishbowl: Astronaut Luca Parmitano

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 09:03

Two days after his helmet flooded during a spacewalk, astronaut Luca Parmitano relived the experience today, describing how water kept trickling into his helmet until big globs covered his eyes, then his nose.

NASA aborts spacewalk due to water leak in helmet

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 22:58

NASA aborted a spacewalk at the International Space Station today because of a dangerous water leak in an astronaut`s helmet that drenched his eyes, nose and mouth.

Astronauts successfully complete 6-hour ISS spacewalk

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:59

Astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) successfully completed a 6-hour spacewalk, the first of two to prepare the space lab for a new Russian module and to tackle a backlog of chores.