It’s not supposed to get this extreme. But for the second time in a row, a Soyuz spacecraft suffered a major reentry glitch, the cause still undetermined. Early indicators point toward explosive ...

“After seven months in space, it doesn’t feel great.” Soyuz had a near-fatal accident in 1976, when the reentry capsule blew off course and touched down on a partly frozen lake—five miles ...

Russian investigators have concluded last month’s Soyuz MS-10 abort was caused by a sensor failure on one of the four Soyuz FG boosters. The sensor, which triggers LOX valves to vent on the top ...

Deorbit burn and atmospheric re-entry: To safely return, the spacecraft must perform a controlled deorbit burn, adjusting its trajectory toward the targeted splashdown site. Unlike the Soyuz ...

2. Deorbit burn and atmospheric re-entry-To safely return, the spacecraft must perform a controlled deorbit burn, adjusting its trajectory toward the targeted splashdown site. Unlike the Soyuz ...

A fresh crew of space travelers has arrived at the International Space Station after a flawless launch and docking, beginning ...

The fourth crewed space mission of 2025 is now underway. Soyuz MS-27 launched successfully at 05:47 UTC on Tuesday, April 8, from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Roscosmos ...

Jonny Kim, a former Navy SEAL, Harvard Medical School graduate and now a NASA astronaut, blasted off with two cosmonaut crewmates aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket early Tuesday, chased down the ...

the Soyuz separates into three parts, the explosive bolts slamming and banging like sledgehammers. Your descent module begins its re-entry. Its heat shield is working overtime. At 8.5 km above gro ...