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Russia bets on sweeping reform to revive ailing space industry

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 05:13

From rocket-shaped playground equipment to faded murals of cosmonauts, mementos of the heyday of Soviet space exploration are scattered around this sandswept town that launched Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961.

Items inside the cosmonaut`s survival pack revealed

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 22:18

An article in an online magazine has revealed the contents of a Soviet cosmonaut survival kit.

Russian cosmonauts take Olympic torch on maiden spacewalk

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 09:33

Two Russian cosmonauts took an Olympic torch on a spacewalk Saturday for the first time in history as part of the Sochi 2014 torch relay.

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.

Space station cosmonauts to make 3D photo report

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:32

The crew members at the International Space Station (ISS) will make a photo report about life onboard the orbital complex, with a 3D camera sent by Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

Orbiting cosmonauts vote in Russian polls

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:34

Three Russian cosmonauts cast their ballots for the presidential elections Sunday from the International Space Station (ISS), Russia`s Mission Control said.

Russian cosmonauts conduct space walk

Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 00:18

Two Russian cosmonauts Thursday launched a six-hour space walk outside the International Space Station (ISS).

Two Russians conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 09:50

Two Russian cosmonauts conducted a 6.5-hour spacewalk to install and reposition equipment.