The Soyuz launchsite in French Guiana has been declared ready for its first flight.
A mock Soyuz countdown is under way at Kourou, French Guiana.
Confirmed: one of two tickets for a lunar flyby on a Soyuz has been sold. More here.
Stagnation haunts Russian space program.
Russian spaceship “Gagarin” arrives at ISS.
Three astronauts were launched to ISS today in a Soyuz capsule the Russians have named Gagarin, in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of his flight on April 12.
Russia’s launch capability continues to expand: Not only will they be able to launch rockets from French Guiana this year, it looks like Russia’s western spaceport will be ready for its first launch by 2015.
After seven years of work, the Soyuz launch site in French Guiana is finally ready for its first launch.
The Russians have set the new date, April 5, for next manned Soyuz launch to ISS.
The first death in space.
Three astronauts return safely to Earth in Soyuz capsule.
Those private companies better get cracking! The Russians have raised their ticket price again, from $56 to $63 million per astronaut ride on a Soyuz.
Problems going up and going down: Not only are there issues with the Soyuz capsule that is scheduled to return to Earth on Wednesday, a problem in the communications system of the next Soyuz capsule has caused the Russians to delay its launch by at least one week.
The return of a crew from ISS on Wednesday via a new upgraded Soyuz capsule might have problems.
Because of damage sustained during the railroad trip from Russia to Kazakhstan, the Russians are flying in a replacement descent module for the Soyuz capsule scheduled for launch to ISS on December 13.
The December Soyuz flight to ISS will be delayed due to the damage the capsule received during its transport by rail to Baikonur.
The container used to ship a Soyuz capsule to Baikonur was damaged in transport. No word yet on the condition of the capsule, which was scheduled for a December launch to ISS.
