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The head of Russia’s space program says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the cooperation between Americans and Russians working with the International Space Station, despite tensions on Earth over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei touched down back on Earth aboard a Russian capsule following 355 days at the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei touched down back on Earth aboard a Russian capsule following 355 days at the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei touched down back on Earth aboard a Russian capsule following 355 days at the International Space Station.

A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355...

Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.

Record-setting U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei and his two Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov landed from the International Space Station, showing that cooperation in space continues.

A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a yearlong, record-setting spaceflight.

NASA's Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth early Wednesday (March 30), and you can watch their homecoming live.

Mark Vande Hei credits frequent chats with family, exercise and meditation for staying on an even keel.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov handed over "the keys" to the International Space Station today (March 29) as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said goodbye to the international space crew.

The launch clears the way for an American astronaut to return to Earth on March 30 aboard another Russian spacecraft.

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has lifted off for the International Space Station with Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, the first all-Russian career-cosmonaut crew in more than 20 years.

A U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth.

The Russian space agency released a proposal to allow its Progress cargo ships to arrive in a single orbit, an unprecedented two-hour flight.

A SpaceX resupply ship will have to wait at least one more day before returning to Earth.

Russia's new multi-port docking module at the International Space Station is ready to receive its first spacecraft after the work of two cosmonauts on a seven-hour spacewalk.

Two Russian cosmonauts plan a spacewalk today (Jan. 19) to ready a new International Space Station module for visiting spacecraft, and you can watch live.

A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut have safely returned to Earth after spending 12 days on the International Space Station.

A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the “amazing” experience was worth it.

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, video producer Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is set to launch at 2:38 a.m. EST.

A Russian cargo craft carrying a new docking module has successfully hooked up with the International Space Station after a two-day space journey.

The Progress 78 cargo ship left the International Space Station to make way for a new Prichal docking module.

A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station.

U.S. Space Command confirms orbital debris "event," but unclear if Russian anti-satellite test involved.

U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission are scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7), and you can watch the action live online.

A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit to make the world’s first movie in space say they were so thrilled with their experience on the International Space Station that they felt sorry to leave.

The first film crew to fly into space has returned to Earth after 12 days shooting scenes for a movie on the International Space Station. Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko landed with Oleg Novitskiy.

A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3 1/2-hour trip from the International Space Station.

A Russian cosmonaut, actress and producer-director will all return to our planet Sunday (Oct. 17).

The film is reportedly the first feature-length fiction movie shot in space, telling the story of a doctor who rushes to save the life of a cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station.

A Russian actress and director arrived at the International Space Station Tuesday (Oct. 5) on a Soyuz spacecraft to shoot a movie in orbit.

Actress Yulia Pereshild and her director-cameraman will spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station.

Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov have launched on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station to film a feature-length movie in space.

A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed into space to make the world’s first movie in orbit.

"It's always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it's very interesting!" said the 37-year-old Peresild in a translated Instagram post.

"It's always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it's very interesting!" 37-year-old actress Julia Peresild in a translated Instagram post.

On Oct. 5, 2021, Russia will launch a film crew to the International Space Station for a 12-day mission to film part of a movie in space. See photos of the crew and their mission here!

In a historic first, Russia is set to launch an actor and a film director to space to make a feature film in orbit.

A cosmonaut, a film director and an actor will launch on a mission Tuesday (Oct. 5) in part to film a movie on the International Space Station, and you can watch it live.

Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov are scheduled to launch toward the orbiting lab aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Oct. 5.

Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov got the thumbs-up after a meeting of the Chief Medical Commission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow.

Actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will shoot scenes for an upcoming movie aboard the space station.