Moscow

Moscow Oblast (Russian: Моско́вская о́бласть, romanized: Moskovskaya oblast', IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), also known as Podmoskovye (Подмоско́вье, IPA: [pədmɐˈskovʲjə]), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).

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A failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow’s space industry

Moscow's mission to the dark side of the Moon. Russia's unmanned lunar lander is aiming to touch down at the Moon's south pole

Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first, but in 1989 a group of American aerospace engineers went to Moscow and finally saw the Soviets’ failed lunar-landing craft for themselves

With war curbs on Russian engine exports, Moscow keen on selling its rocket engine RD-191 to India

On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to venture to space. At 9:07 A.M. Moscow Time, his rocket (a converted R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile) roared to life before climbing toward the heavens. “Poyekhali!” Gagarin shrieked, which translates to "Let's go!"

Russia is jamming more GPS satellite signals around Moscow

Russian Space Chief Praises U.S. After ISS Coolant Leak - The Moscow Times

Chinese space debris heading towards International Space Station, Russian scientists say. Roscosmos said that according to preliminary data the debris fragment will "fly close" to the manned orbiting laboratory on November 12 at around 4 a.m. Moscow time, or 8 p.m. ET on November 11.

Russia's space agency said Tuesday it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing from the International Space Station program to go it alone.

Russia and China unveil plans for joint lunar space station as Moscow drifts away from NASA

Russian space agency Roscosmos begins design of the ‘Venera-D’ orbital station, which will be Moscow’s first mission to Venus since the USSR era