Progress MS-33 cargo ship was encapsulated inside its fairing in preparation for an ISS resupply mission scheduled to lift off on March 22: www.russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...
40 YEARS AGO TODAY:
First Mir crew launches
FULL STORY: www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-t15.html
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Russia's Ekspress-AT1 comsat shuts down mysteriously as Roskosmos is struggling to transition to domestic development of communications satellites. The replacement is promised at the end of 2030... if money available.
Details: russianspaceweb.com/ekspress_at1...
The latest solar maximum accelerates reentries of defunct Tselina-D electronic intelligence satellites (as usual): www.russianspaceweb.com/tselina.html
For our subscribers, a long read with exclusive details on the latest upgrades of the life-support system and food/water supply proposed for the next-generation space station:
www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
...Roskosmos also released a few photos of the newly installed service platform at Site 31: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-...
Roskosmos confirms completion of pad repairs at Site 31:
www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-...
Roskosmos is offering cosmonaut training to Myanmar, according to TASS: tass.ru/kosmos/26563...
..Context: Home page for the Soviet side of the Moon Race: russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_m...
55 YEARS AGO:
The Soviet lunar lander for a single cosmonaut reappears in the Earth's orbit.
FULL STORY (by me... subscription): www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
Roskosmos reports completion of solar array tests in the ongoing Progress MS-33 launch campaign in Baikonur, while construction crews are finishing repairs at Site 31: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...
...Kosmos-110 meant to be a prelude to a series of ambitious flights, including tests of artificial gravity and untethered spacewalks. We post the 1st part of our review of recently declassified documents on the subject for our subscribers: www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
The USSR launches a Voskhod spacecraft with the dogs Ugolyok and Veterok on a secret mission to prepare a response to NASA's Gemini project.
FULL STORY:
www.russianspaceweb.com/voskhod-3kv-...
40 YEARS AGO TODAY:
The USSR launches the 1st element of the Mir orbital complex. To mark the occasion, I am working on the complete virtual reconstruction of the spacecraft, which will be used to illustrate 15 years of Mir's operation: www.russianspaceweb.com/mir.html
Progress MS-32 cargo ship performs ISS orbit correction.
Details: www.russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...
The second Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal is underway. Tanking and the practice countdown are tomorrow (Feb 19) that could run over into the wee hours of Feb 20. NASA will have a post-WDR news conf at 11:00 am that day (Friday).
Watch on YouTube. www.youtube.com/@NASA/streams
Roskosmos resumes processing of the Progress MS-33 cargo ship in Baikonur in anticipation of the return to flight from the restored Site 31 after the service platform collapse last year: www.russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...
Crew Dragon enters orbit, completing the 34th orbital launch attempt of 2026 around the world and the 20th orbital launch for the US industry this year: www.russianspaceweb.com/2026.html
Falcon-9/Dragon lifts off from Cape Canaveral carrying the first International Space Station crew of 2026 (USCV-12). It is 303rd mission of the ISS project: www.russianspaceweb.com/iss_chronolo...
Roskosmos reports separation of the Elektro-L5 satellite around 6.5 hours after launch from Baikonur on a Proton rocket.
The Block DM-03 upper stage with the Elektro-L5 satellite is reported separating from the third stage of the Proton rocket, following liftoff from Baikonur around 9.5 minutes ago...
Proton rocket lifts off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, with the Elektro-L5 weather satellite.
DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/elektro-l5.h...
Proton is reported ready for launch in around 45 minutes:
Proton rocket to return to flight tomorrow after a three-year break.
DETAILS, UPDATES: russianspaceweb.com/elektro-l5.h...
Launch of Crew-12 to the ISS has slipped another day due to weather along the ascent corridor. Now Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:15 am ET (coverage begins 3:15 am ET). Docking on Saturday, Feb 14, at 3:15 pm ET.
Replacement to the collapsed service platform, that disabled the only launch pad for piloted Soyuz rockets, was now installed at Site 31, according to rumors from Baikonur, marking a major milestone in the repairs of the facility: russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-...
NASA reset the launch of Dragon spacecraft with the 12th commercial crew, USCV-12, the first ISS mission of 2026, for Thursday, February 12, at 5:38 a.m. EST: russianspaceweb.com/iss_chronolo...
Proton rocket returned to launch pad this morning in preparation for its first flight in nearly three years on Thursday: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#el...
Soyuz rocket launched classified payload from Plesetsk, opening Russian orbital launch count of 2026.
DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft-m...
