Luna-25 craft -- first Russian vehicle to attempt Moon landing since 1976 -- was meant to touch down Monday in race with Indian project

The Khayyam satellite was designed and manufactured with the assistance of Russian corporation Roscosmos; launch scheduled for Tuesday, weeks after Putin's trip to Iran

State Department says Moscow's announced departure after 2024 an 'unfortunate development'; space exploration one of few areas where cooperation remained unaffected by tensions

Russia and the US have worked side by side on the ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998, but tensions have risen since the invasion of Ukraine

Experts predict astronauts aboard the ISS will not be affected by political rhetoric, as two sides are interdependent on each other to remain in orbit

In meeting with counterpart, Lavrov says deadly explosion 'very powerful political irritant for Lebanon'; Russian space agency captured pictures of port before and after blast

Former journalist Ivan Safronov, an adviser to head of state company Roscosmos, suspected of relaying sensitive data to a spy agency of an unspecified NATO member