From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a ...

Science and politics have crossed paths throughout history. But Russian astronaut Sergei Krikalev had never imagined that he would lose his entire country following his year-long voyage in space.

Nine months is a long time to be in orbit. But Butch Williams and Suni Wilmore aren't alone in facing extraordinary ...

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore departed the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday morning and splashed down ...

MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russian women are less eager to become cosmonauts than men, said Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who now oversees human spaceflight for the Russian space agency ...

A record for the cumulative time in space was set Tuesday by Russia's orbiting cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent 748 days aloft.

with astronauts and cosmonauts living aboard the spacecraft since astronaut Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev first boarded the International Space Station (ISS ...

Manned Spaceflight Executive Director at the Roscosmos State Space Corporation Sergei Krikalev told reporters on Friday. Earlier, the crew including only Russians flew to the Mir orbital station ...

A presidential decree announced his appointment as Putin's special representative. He replaced Sergei Krikalev, a highly decorated cosmonaut who took part in six missions. Russia has prided itself ...

Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is often dubbed the "last Soviet citizen". Image: Sergei Krikalev on his way to the launch pad for a mission in 1998. File pic: Reuters Mr Krikalev, who passed away in ...

No reason was given. A presidential decree announced his appointment as Putin's special representative. He replaced Sergei Krikalev, a highly decorated cosmonaut who took part in six missions. Russia ...