Science and politics have crossed paths throughout history. But Russian astronaut Sergei Krikalev had never imagined that he would lose his entire country following his year-long voyage in space.

A presidential decree announced his appointment as Putin's special representative. He replaced Sergei Krikalev, a highly decorated cosmonaut who took part in six missions. Russia has prided itself ...

MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russian women are less eager to become cosmonauts than men, said Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who now oversees human spaceflight for the Russian space agency ...

Manned Spaceflight Executive Director at the Roscosmos State Space Corporation Sergei Krikalev told reporters on Friday. Earlier, the crew including only Russians flew to the Mir orbital station ...

Borisov had headed Roscosmos since July 2022 in a tenure marked by the failure of a Russian moon mission and was relieved of his post earlier this month. A presidential decree announced his ...