Russia's only female cosmonaut to travel to space in September
Thursday, 20 January 2022 08:17
Russia's sole active female cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, is due to travel to the International Space Station in September on a Soyuz rocket, the national space agency said Thursday.
Kikina, a 37-year-old engineer, will be only the fifth professional woman cosmonaut from Russia or the Soviet Union to fly to space.
Last year, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said "our beauty" Kikina would fly aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon as part of a cross-flights deal between Roscosmos and NASA.
On Thursday, Roscosmos said that if the two countries finalise the deal, Kikina will fly to space with the Americans in August, while NASA's Francisco Rubio will travel on a Soyuz.
But if the deal does not work out, she will travel to the ISS on a Soyuz rocket in September.
The last Russian woman to fly to space was Elena Serova, who spent 167 days aboard the ISS from September, 2014 to March, 2015.
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space when she travelled into orbit on June 16, 1963.
Svetlana Savitskaya was the second woman in space, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk in July, 1984.
Mega iceberg released 152 billion tonnes of freshwater
Thursday, 20 January 2022 08:00
In July 2017, a giant iceberg, named A-68, snapped off Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf and began an epic journey across the Southern Ocean. Three and a half years later, the main part of iceberg, A-68A, drifted worryingly close to South Georgia. Concerns were that the berg would run aground in the shallow waters offshore. This would not only cause damage to the seafloor ecosystem but also make it difficult for island wildlife, such as penguins, to make their way to the sea to feed. Using measurements from satellites, scientists have charted how A-68A shrunk towards the end
IMDO, MDA complete flight tests for the Arrow Weapon System and Arrow 3 Interceptor
Thursday, 20 January 2022 07:30
Grounded: First Flight Delay Due to Inclement Weather on Another World
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
Russian cosmonauts conduct EVA to complete Nauka Lab Module integration to ISS
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
Cosmonauts complete first spacewalk of 2022 to prepare Russian ISS segment
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
Sol 3361: Keeping the Dog Leashed
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
Hubble Finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
SwRI scientist uncovers evidence for an internal ocean in small Saturn moon
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
NASA's James Webb telescope completes mirror alignment, heads for orbit
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
ASU astronomer finds star fuel surrounding galaxies
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
Capturing all that glitters in galaxies with NASA's Webb
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
China's rocket technology hits the ski slopes
Thursday, 20 January 2022 05:37
ABL Space Systems rocket stage destroyed in test accident
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 23:47
ABL Space Systems said the second stage of the small launch vehicle they are developing was destroyed in an accident during testing Jan. 19.
SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to demonstrate technologies for point-to-point space transportation
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 22:42
The U.S. Air Force awarded SpaceX a $102 million five-year contract to demonstrate technologies and capabilities to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid around the world on a heavy rocket.