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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 2d

Power provider to Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome cut off electricity to the center due to chronic non-payments by its prime developer. The Vostochny directorate says power cuts do not affect "strategic" sites or the construction of the Angara facilities: russianspaceweb.com/vostochny.html

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 2d

After Roskosmos' U-turn from polar orbit, the idea of separating the Russian Segment from the ISS gets another look.
A detailed illustrated plan for building an ISS-based successor (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 2d

A Soyuz rocket for the next ISS crew mission is taking shape in Baikonur, Kazakhstan: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-ms-28....

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 5d

Quarter of a century ago, permanent human occupation of the International Space Station started with the docking of Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft. I was lucky to see its launch in Baikonur and its ISS arrival from TsUP in Korolev: www.russianspaceweb.com/iss-soyuz-tm...

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 6d

..Next out is Maksim Nesterov, the Head of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (a.k.a Star City). His deputy (and a former cosmonaut) Oleg Kononenko was appointed interim head.
Full list of Star City administrators are at the bottom of this page: russianspaceweb.com/star_city.html

Star City

The history of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center by Anatoly Zak

russianspaceweb.com

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 7d

Space Transportation Division of the S7 airline, (once advertised as "Russian SpaceX") was liquidated on September 30, according to unofficial reports. The company initially focused on the revival of the Sea Launch venture: russianspaceweb.com/sea-launch-2...

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 8d

Botched test apparently forced the replacement of the Soyuz vehicle for the upcoming ISS mission, according to my sources.
FULL STORY: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-ms-28....

Roskosmos swaps ships for the Soyuz MS-28 mission

Soyuz MS-28 mission

russianspaceweb.com

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 9d

My best attempt so far to document what happened during the VKD-65 spacewalk yesterday (work in progress, comments are welcome): russianspaceweb.com/iss-vkd65.html

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 10d

Two cosmonauts are making their way back into the airlock, completing the VKD-65 spacewalk on the ISS. More details, visuals and the final edit will posted in the next few days here: russianspaceweb.com/iss-vkd65.html

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 10d

NASA: Egress hatch was opened on the Poisk module of the International Space Station at 9:18 a.m. Houston Time, marking the start of the VKD-65 spacewalk, which is expected to last for 6.5 hours...

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 10d

Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AHU...

Roscosmos Spacewalk 65

YouTube video by NASA

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 10d

Two cosmonauts are preparing for the VKD-65 spacewalk today.
DETAILS, UPDATES:
russianspaceweb.com/iss-vkd65.html

VKD-65 spacewalk

The VKD-65 spacewalk

russianspaceweb.com

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 17d

Local authorities in Plesetsk warn of an upcoming space vehicle launch between October 20 and October 30.
Updates: russianspaceweb.com/2025.html#mi...

Space exploration in 2025

Space exploration in 2025 by Anatoly Zak

russianspaceweb.com

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 21d

NASA: VKD-64 spacewalk completed at 6:19 p.m. Houston Time.
Updates: russianspaceweb.com/iss-vkd64.html.

Cosmonauts to perform VKD-64 spacewalk

The VKD-64 spacewalk

russianspaceweb.com

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 21d

...VKD-64 spacewalk: some window cleaning:

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 21d

UrtheCast of Canada in 2014...

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Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 21d

VKD-64 spacewalk: Spacewalkers now working on the removal and ejection of the High-Resolution Camera, HRC, from the station — the first secondary task of the sortie: