Topic: Sergei Krikalev

The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said Wednesday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft to the International Space Station in February to replace a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked there.

NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are evaluating the need for a rescue mission to the International Space Station after discovering a coolant leak from the Soyuz spacecraft currently docked at the station.

A Japanese astronaut was awarded a Guinness World Record when he took two spacewalks 15 years and 214 days apart.

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka returned to Earth from the International Space Station with the record for spending the most total time in space -- 879 days.

An experienced Russian cosmonaut scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in 2015 has resigned for reasons that are unclear, officials say.

Only 43 people have applied for the first open cosmonaut selection drive in the history of the Russian space industry with a month to go, recruiters said.

Anna Chapman, the Russian spy turned TV host, has her eye on another career, designing uniforms for space centers, an official said Wednesday.

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

The residents of the International Space Station are planning a short ride in their Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

A German astronaut's flight to the International Space Station may be postponed as a result of a delay in resuming U.S. space shuttle missions.