Russian cosmonauts head to International Space Station amid tensions on Earth - DW (English)

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has cast doubt over the future of the cooperative space program. A Russian capsule is being sent to bring a US astronaut back to Earth.

Three Russian cosmonauts were set to take off from Kazakhstan on Friday to take up posts on the International Space Station (ISS). The three Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergei Korsakov will ta… [+2288 chars]

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