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Once again, here is an isolated view of the collapsed structure in Baikonur and... "everything you wanted to know about it":
https://www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_soyuz_ko.html
https://www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_soyuz_ko.html
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In depth look into the consequences of the accident.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025...e-31-accident/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025...e-31-accident/
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Cosmonaut Artemyev Removed from Crew 12. He photographed SpaceX documents and leaked classified information on his phone, according to sources
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was removed from the Crew 12 crew several months before the ISS launch . As rocket launch analyst Georgy Trishkin reported on his Telegram channel, Andrey Fedyayev will fly in his place.
Trishkin's sources said Artemyev was expelled for violating ITAR export restrictions : the cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX documentation and then "used his phone" to export classified information. In a conversation with The Insider, the expert said an interdepartmental investigation has been launched:
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The Telegram channel about cosmonautics "Yura, Forgive Me!" reports that Artemyev, who was training at the SpaceX base in Hawthorne, California, was suspended last week. The cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX engines and other internal SpaceX materials with his phone and then removed the materials from the base.
According to the website of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, 54-year-old Oleg Artemyev has completed three space flights and spent a total of 560 days there. Since 2019, he has been a deputy of the Moscow City Duma and a member of United Russia.
Cosmonaut Artemyev Removed from Crew 12. He photographed SpaceX documents and leaked classified information on his phone, according to sources
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was removed from the Crew 12 crew several months before the ISS launch . As rocket launch analyst Georgy Trishkin reported on his Telegram channel, Andrey Fedyayev will fly in his place.
Trishkin's sources said Artemyev was expelled for violating ITAR export restrictions : the cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX documentation and then "used his phone" to export classified information. In a conversation with The Insider, the expert said an interdepartmental investigation has been launched:
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"My contacts confirm that a violation occurred and an interdepartmental investigation has been launched. Removing someone from a mission two and a half months before the mission without a clear explanation is more of an indirect sign, but it's indicative. It's very difficult to imagine a situation in which an experienced cosmonaut could inadvertently commit such a gross violation."
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Trishkin also said that NASA doesn't want the scandal surrounding Artemyev to become public knowledge. The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center website already lists Fedyayev as a member of the main Crew-12 crew..
The Telegram channel about cosmonautics "Yura, Forgive Me!" reports that Artemyev, who was training at the SpaceX base in Hawthorne, California, was suspended last week. The cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX engines and other internal SpaceX materials with his phone and then removed the materials from the base.
According to the website of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, 54-year-old Oleg Artemyev has completed three space flights and spent a total of 560 days there. Since 2019, he has been a deputy of the Moscow City Duma and a member of United Russia.
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Wow, thats a classic 
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I have immediately the picture of the sovjet ambassador Alexei de Sadeski in Stanley Kubrics masterpiece "Dr. Strangelove" in front of my inner eyeball. Maybe also a scuffle scene as with General Buck Turgidson.
!I have immediately the picture of the sovjet ambassador Alexei de Sadeski in Stanley Kubrics masterpiece "Dr. Strangelove" in front of my inner eyeball. Maybe also a scuffle scene as with General Buck Turgidson.
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...pply-missions/
After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions
With a key Russian launch pad out of service, NASA is accelerating the launch of two Cargo Dragon spaceships in order to ensure that astronauts on board the International Space Station have all the supplies they need next year.
According to the space agency’s internal schedule, the next Dragon supply mission, CRS-34, is moving forward one month from June 2026 to May. And the next Dragon supply mission after this, CRS-35, has been advanced three months from November to August.
A source indicated that the changing schedules are a “direct result” of a launch pad incident on Thanksgiving Day at the Russian spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.…..
The decision by NASA to bring forward the two Dragon missions indicates a desire by the US space agency to ensure there is enough food, water, oxygen, and other supplies on board should the revised schedule for visiting Progress vehicles slip.
It is by no means certain that Russia will be able to fix the Site 31 launch infrastructure during the next four months. The average temperature during winter months is typically well below 0 degrees Celsius, and the country’s economic and industrial resources have largely been devoted to a war against Ukraine, rather than civil activities such as human spaceflight.
Fortunately NASA has other resources it can call on beyond Dragon. A Northrop Grumman supply vehicle, Cygnus, could be ready to fly as early as April 2026. And Japan has a new cargo ship as well, HTV-X, which could deliver supplies next summer.
So for NASA and the international partnership that operates the space station, the damage at Site 31 is unlikely to become acute unless work is delayed into next fall—when Progress vehicles will be needed for propellant delivery and Soyuz spacecraft to relieve the crew in orbit.
After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions
With a key Russian launch pad out of service, NASA is accelerating the launch of two Cargo Dragon spaceships in order to ensure that astronauts on board the International Space Station have all the supplies they need next year.
According to the space agency’s internal schedule, the next Dragon supply mission, CRS-34, is moving forward one month from June 2026 to May. And the next Dragon supply mission after this, CRS-35, has been advanced three months from November to August.
A source indicated that the changing schedules are a “direct result” of a launch pad incident on Thanksgiving Day at the Russian spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.…..
The decision by NASA to bring forward the two Dragon missions indicates a desire by the US space agency to ensure there is enough food, water, oxygen, and other supplies on board should the revised schedule for visiting Progress vehicles slip.
It is by no means certain that Russia will be able to fix the Site 31 launch infrastructure during the next four months. The average temperature during winter months is typically well below 0 degrees Celsius, and the country’s economic and industrial resources have largely been devoted to a war against Ukraine, rather than civil activities such as human spaceflight.
Fortunately NASA has other resources it can call on beyond Dragon. A Northrop Grumman supply vehicle, Cygnus, could be ready to fly as early as April 2026. And Japan has a new cargo ship as well, HTV-X, which could deliver supplies next summer.
So for NASA and the international partnership that operates the space station, the damage at Site 31 is unlikely to become acute unless work is delayed into next fall—when Progress vehicles will be needed for propellant delivery and Soyuz spacecraft to relieve the crew in orbit.
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SPACEX: DRAGON IS NOW KEEPING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FLYING
The International Space Station is no longer just drifting; it is being driven.
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft executed a massive 19 minute thruster burn, marking the fifth time during the mission that hardware from the commercial titan has physically hoisted the station into higher ground.
For decades, the ISS relied on Russian Progress vehicles to keep from sinking into the atmosphere.
Now, SpaceX is proving that the West doesn't need a middleman to keep the lights on in low Earth orbit.
This 19 minute maneuver added several kilometers to the station's altitude, countering the relentless atmospheric drag that tries to pull the ISS back to Earth.
Since docking in late August, Dragon has evolved from a cargo courier into an active guardian, using a specialized "boost kit" in its trunk, equipped with six propellant tanks and two dedicated Draco thrusters, to handle the heavy lifting.
By the time Dragon undocks in January 2026, it will have performed more reboosts than any commercial vehicle in history.
If you control the propulsion, you control the mission.
Source: NasaGOV, SpaceFlightNow, ArsTechnica
The International Space Station is no longer just drifting; it is being driven.
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft executed a massive 19 minute thruster burn, marking the fifth time during the mission that hardware from the commercial titan has physically hoisted the station into higher ground.
For decades, the ISS relied on Russian Progress vehicles to keep from sinking into the atmosphere.
Now, SpaceX is proving that the West doesn't need a middleman to keep the lights on in low Earth orbit.
This 19 minute maneuver added several kilometers to the station's altitude, countering the relentless atmospheric drag that tries to pull the ISS back to Earth.
Since docking in late August, Dragon has evolved from a cargo courier into an active guardian, using a specialized "boost kit" in its trunk, equipped with six propellant tanks and two dedicated Draco thrusters, to handle the heavy lifting.
By the time Dragon undocks in January 2026, it will have performed more reboosts than any commercial vehicle in history.
If you control the propulsion, you control the mission.
Source: NasaGOV, SpaceFlightNow, ArsTechnica
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TV video report attached.
This is a developing situation.
NASA is considering a rare early return of Crew-11 after canceling a planned ISS spacewalk due to an unspecified medical issue with one astronaut.
The crew member is stable, but the EVA — slated for Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke — was scrubbed. That spacewalk would’ve tied a career EVA record for Fincke.
NASA says all options are on the table. 👀🚀
NASA is considering a rare early return of Crew-11 after canceling a planned ISS spacewalk due to an unspecified medical issue with one astronaut.
The crew member is stable, but the EVA — slated for Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke — was scrubbed. That spacewalk would’ve tied a career EVA record for Fincke.
NASA says all options are on the table. 👀🚀
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Wow, thanks for reporting. Will be monitoring now in the webosphere.
By the way, this reminds me I still have to check out this russian movie with Julija Peressild (Вызов)
By the way, this reminds me I still have to check out this russian movie with Julija Peressild (Вызов)
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International Space Station Update: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Jan 8 from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide...ay-jan-8-2026/
NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Jan 8 from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide...ay-jan-8-2026/
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https://www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...sue-rcna253077
NASA to bring astronauts home from space station early due to a medical issue
NASA said Thursday that it will bring four astronauts aboard the International Space Station back to Earth more than a month earlier than planned.
The space agency said Wednesday that it was postponing Thursday’s planned spacewalk because of a medical issue with one of the astronauts. Citing medical privacy concerns, NASA did not provide additional details, including the identity of the affected crew member, the nature of the medical issue or its severity.
“After discussions with chief health and medical officer Dr. JD Polk and leadership across the agency, I’ve come to the decision that it’s in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew-11 ahead of their planned departure,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said at a news briefing.…..
NASA to bring astronauts home from space station early due to a medical issue
NASA said Thursday that it will bring four astronauts aboard the International Space Station back to Earth more than a month earlier than planned.
The space agency said Wednesday that it was postponing Thursday’s planned spacewalk because of a medical issue with one of the astronauts. Citing medical privacy concerns, NASA did not provide additional details, including the identity of the affected crew member, the nature of the medical issue or its severity.
“After discussions with chief health and medical officer Dr. JD Polk and leadership across the agency, I’ve come to the decision that it’s in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew-11 ahead of their planned departure,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said at a news briefing.…..
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It's a tough problem. For many medical issues gravity is a key element in treatment. One can expect that an instrument or some internal organ will set down when it is released. Fluids tend to head in one direction without prompting. Still, if they can get back readily, that's for the best.
That said, there was a guy in Antarctica who took out their own infected appendix.
"Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov became seriously ill. He needed an operation - and as the only doctor on the team, he realised he would have to do it himself."
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32481442
He did have a couple of helpers and was motivated by his experience of how things would go if he did not try. It had taken weeks to get to the location and the next ship was one year away. The weather was too bad to allow for an airplane. Dying of peritonitis is far more painful that using a knife.
That said, there was a guy in Antarctica who took out their own infected appendix.
"Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov became seriously ill. He needed an operation - and as the only doctor on the team, he realised he would have to do it himself."
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32481442
He did have a couple of helpers and was motivated by his experience of how things would go if he did not try. It had taken weeks to get to the location and the next ship was one year away. The weather was too bad to allow for an airplane. Dying of peritonitis is far more painful that using a knife.
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International Space Station Update: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Jan 8 from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide...ay-jan-8-2026/
NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Jan 8 from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide...ay-jan-8-2026/
First time Jared Isaacman in his role in public?
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Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue
NASA has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed issue.
The US space agency announced on social media on Friday night that it will aim to have the crew leave the station no earlier than 5pm EST on Wednesday, 14 January, with the goal of them landing near California early on Thursday morning, 15 January, “depending on weather and recovery conditions”.
NASA has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed issue.
The US space agency announced on social media on Friday night that it will aim to have the crew leave the station no earlier than 5pm EST on Wednesday, 14 January, with the goal of them landing near California early on Thursday morning, 15 January, “depending on weather and recovery conditions”.
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The Californian Pacific ?! Interesting! The second time for Space-X/Dragon, isn't it? But the first one with NASA Astronauts.
5 p.m. EST, that must be 11 p.m. CET (European) - I shall be able to dial-in to the web cast
5 p.m. EST, that must be 11 p.m. CET (European) - I shall be able to dial-in to the web cast
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Nice shot out of the WB57 - I mean that one when drogues deployed and that cruise(?) ship.
Congratulations to the Crew-11 and Space-X for the uneventful reliable and safe return.
Congratulations to the Crew-11 and Space-X for the uneventful reliable and safe return.