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NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio in Space Station Cupola

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” as the orbiting lab flew 263 miles above southeastern England on Oct. 1, 2022.NASA/Frank Rubio NASA astronaut Frank Rubio poses for a picture in the International Space Station’s cupola on Oct. 1, 2022. Rubio was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017. He trained as a flight engineer and member of the…See the Story

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio in Space Station Cupola

We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm

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Ham was one of the chimpanzees NASA used during the 1960s to test the Mercury capsule before human space flight. NASA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThis week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies. While the mission underscores Russia’s ongoing investment in space medicine, it reignites ethical concerns over the treatment of animals in space resea…NASA · Baikonur Read Article

Kazakhstan aims to revive Cold War-era Baikonur spaceport for the new rocket race

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The challenge is clear: attracting foreign investors to a site that remains tied to Russia’s troubled space sectorBaikonur · Baikonur Read Article

NASA assigns Indian American astronaut Anil Menon to first Space Station mission

NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Anil Menon, one of few Indian American astronauts in the US, will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving for several months as a flight engineer and Expedition 75 crew member, the agency announced July 1, 2025. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft in June 202…Astronauts · Baikonur Read Article

Kazakhstan Relies on Baikonur to Develop Astrotourism

Inspired by the model of the Space Coast in Florida, Kazakhstan intends to make the Baikonur Cosmodrome a flagship destination for astrotourism. The objective is to combine rocket launches...Baikonur · Baikonur Read Article

The Final Chance to Avoid Underfilling or Overfilling: Progress MS-31 Weighed and the Filling Process Started

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, work has begun on refueling the Progress MS-31 cargo ship with fuel components and compressed gases. The ship was delivered to refueling pad 31. Photo: RSC Energia Before refueling, the weight was analyzed and the ship was balanced. RSC Energia noted that accurate knowledge of the mass and uniform distribution of the cargo on the ship are extremely important for the correct calculation of the orbital... The post The f…Baikonur · Baikonur Read Article