A critical launchpad failure has halted Russia's ability to fly astronauts. Here's how this accident impacts the ISS and ...

It was not really until the climax of the Space Race that the US gained the upper hand against the USSR in space exploration. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, America was finally ...

Russia's space program has taken a drubbing in recent years, its reputation battered by corruption scandals, shrinking ...

Russia's main launch facility for sending cosmonauts into space was damaged during the latest launch of a Soyuz capsule, prompting emergency repairs.

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

Two cosmonauts and an American astronaut arrived at the International Space Station safely, but damage caused by their launch may delay future Russian crew and cargo flights to the orbiting complex.

Russia's only launch site capable of sending humans to orbit has suffered serious damage that may take two years to fix. Will ...

MOSCOW — A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 p ...

These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a ...