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Russia's heavy-class Angara flies for the second time, six years after first launch in 2014
•The Angara rockets — named after a Siberian river flowing out of Lake Baikal — are the first new family of launchers to be built after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Gaganyaan's astronauts have resumed their training in Russia after COVID-19 put it on hold
•Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently undergoing training in Moscow preparing to be potential candidates for the Gaganyaan project.
Issue of space debris brought back into focus after Russian rocket breaks down above Indian Ocean
Trendingdesk •A US Airforce unit that detects and tracks artificial objects in Earth’s orbit, has identified 65 pieces from the incident.
Russia replaces two of its cosmonauts two months from mission, gives no explanation
•Cosmonauts Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrei Babkin will be replaced by their designated backups for the launch on 9 April.
Russia's FEDOR not suited for space, ISS waves goodbye to tall, lanky robot
•FEDOR was not programmed to grab ISS handrails to move about in microgravity, could not replace astronauts in spacewalks.
Russian spacecraft carrying humandoid robot docks to the ISS after failed attempt
•The robot FEDOR, copies human movements, a skill that allows it to help carry out tasks remotely.
Scientists find major defect in Russia's new heavy-lift space rocket Angara A5engine
•The 10% failure rate of Russia’s current heavy-lift Proton M rocket is a big reason for the change.
Russian space agency bemoans cancellation of head Dmitry Rogozin's visit to US
•NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine rescinded the invitation to Dmitry Rogozin after complaints.
Russian space agency Roscosmos fails to establish contact with its newly-launched weather satellite
Ians •Roscosmos said the satellite had not reached its designated orbit, and that it could not make contact with it.
Ahead of Mars colonisation, European Space Agency plans to set up a permanent presence on Moon
•Reaching and colonising Mars has been viewed by private and public interests as the next stage in exploring the final frontier, and has been a key part of this year's International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide.