The footage from NASA’s broadcast on Friday captured the ISS changing its position towards the Earth quite significantly, prompting the American astronauts to sound a distress call. The station rotated as a result of an engine thrust on the Soyuz MS-18, which had been docked to the ISS. The Russian …
Read More »WATCH world-first Russian space movie crew’s ISS mission, from launch to landing in 2 minutes
Actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko, the first-ever professional film crew in space, returned from their 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship, piloted by veteran Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, touched down safely in Kazakhstan earlier in the day. RT’s two-minute supercut …
Read More »Back to Earth: Soyuz capsule with Russian crew behind first space movie successfully lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship piloted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky has delivered him and the two members of the pioneering film crew back from the International Space Station (ISS). The capsule reentered the atmosphere and parachuted down in a remote region of Kazakhstan’s steppe. The crew members are said to be …
Read More »Russia’s pioneering space movie crew undocks from ISS aboard Soyuz MS-18
The MS-18 capsule is scheduled to land in Kazakhstan later in the day. It is piloted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and is also carrying actress Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, director of the film ‘The Challenge’. The two spent 12 days on board the ISS capturing footage for their dramatic …
Read More »Shoot for the stars: Russian duo making world’s first space feature film set to return to Earth
The Soyuz MS-18 spaceship, piloted by veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at around 4.15am Moscow time (01:15 GMT). About three hours later, the return capsule is to land in a remote part of Kazakhstan, bringing home Novitsky and two historic space …
Read More »International Space Station accidentally rotates 57 degrees mid-orbit while hosting director & actress filming milestone movie
The ISS is currently hosting director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild, who have made a short trip to the satellite to create ‘The Challenge,’ the first feature film to be recorded in space. The accident happened when the Russian cosmonauts began testing on the Soyuz MS-18, a spacecraft currently …
Read More »China’s Shenzhou-13 craft successfully docks to Tiangong space station & 3 astronauts enter core module
The Shenzhou-13 (Divine Vessel) successfully docked to the port of the space station at 6:56am (21:56 GMT). The three astronauts, or ‘taikonauts’ as the Chinese call them, made it from the vessel to the space station’s Tianhe core module at 10:03am, the China Manned Space Agency announced. Footage from inside …
Read More »China launches 2nd manned flight to Tiangong space station
The crew of the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is set to stay on the Tianhe core module for 183 days – the longest in Chinese history – before returning to Earth in April 2022. The taikonauts are 55-year-old Zhai Zhigang, 41-year-old Wang Yaping, and 41-year-old Ye Guangfu. The last crew returned to …
Read More »Space, camera, action! Don’t miss RT’s coverage as Russian crew behind first ever feature film in space begin return to Earth
On October 17, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky will be returning from the International Space Station (ISS), bringing with him film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild. The two blasted into orbit on Tuesday last week and became the first people to take footage for a feature-length film in actual …
Read More »Photo shows La Palma volcanic eruption from SPACE, locals told to go into lockdown as lava flow destroys cement plant
The plant was reportedly engulfed on Monday, sending massive clouds of smoke billowing into the air. Authorities have urged locals to go into lockdown. Residents in the towns of El Paso and Los Llanos de Aridane have been told to stay indoors with all windows and doors closed to avoid …
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