space

Russia warns about threat of arms race in space

Published on: March 1, 2022
09:55

Moscow, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today that some countries are developing weapons for outer space, so the threat of an arms race in the Earth's orbit is becoming more and more real.

Russia and US confirm intention to travel together to Venus

Published on: November 21, 2021
07:41

Moscow, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The general director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Dmitri Rogozin, confirmed that his country and the United States have agreed to organize a joint mission to Venus, local media reported on Sunday.

Russian protagonist of film in space addressed women’s forum

Published on: October 14, 2021
16:21

Moscow, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Yulia Peresild, the Russian protagonist of the film The Challenge, which is being currently shot in space, on Thursday spoke with attendees of the 3rd Eurasian Women's Forum, held in the city of Saint Petersburg.

China’s next space mission will have a woman on board

Published on: October 14, 2021
10:23

Beijing, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) China announced that it will send to space the Shenzhou-13 mission early on Saturday with a woman as one of its three member-crew in order to continue the construction of its own space station.

Sexual health, wellbeing and rights promoted on digital platforms

Published on: September 4, 2021
12:11

Havana, Sept 4 (Prensa Latina) Professionals and activists across the globe on Saturday are celebrating the World Sexual Health Day with an appeal to promote all people's wellbeing and rights, also in the digital space.

Russian segment of International Space Station causes concern

Published on: August 31, 2021
08:48

Moscow, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The flight director of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, Vladimir Soloviov, considered it worrying that the national module of the ISS is in a state of obsolescence, the local press reported.

China launches 3 astronauts to new space station

Published on: June 17, 2021
07:23

Beijing, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Three Chinese astronauts were heading to the country´s recently launched space station to spend approximately three months in the Tianhe core module. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in northern China.

Tereshkova, 58 years after being the first woman in space

Published on: June 16, 2021
14:56

Moscow, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Exactly 48 laps around the Earth was Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to reach space on a day like today, but in 1963, and who started the female adventure outside the planet.

Cuba demands UN treaty that prohibits weapons in outer space

Published on: June 2, 2021
14:44

Vienna, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today demanded the adoption of an international treaty that prohibits placing weapons in outer space, especially nuclear weapons.

China’s manned mission to travel to space station in June

Published on: May 30, 2021
12:25

Beijing, May 30 (Prensa Latina) China's Shenzhou-12 mission will take three astronauts to the central module of the space station that the country will begin to build this year, official sources revealed on Sunday.

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