Russian cosmonauts finish spacewalk after completing work in outer space

STORY: Russian cosmonauts finish spacewalk after completing work in outer space DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian cosmonauts in the space STORYLINE: Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev completed their spacewalk after completing work in the outer space and have returned to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Tuesday. The astronauts opened the hatch of the Poisk module at 18:00 Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday, according to Roscosmos. They spent a total of six hours and 37 minutes in the outer space, and completed the first phase that aimed at preparing the European Robotic Arm remote manipulator system for operation on the Russian segment of the ISS. Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov, who was the third member of the expedition, controlled the manipulator from the internal control panel of the Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module, Rosco

Russian crew of ISS celebrates Cosmonautics Day

STORY: Russian crew of ISS celebrates Cosmonautics Day DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian crew from the International Space Station STORYLINE: The Russian crew from the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Cosmonautics Day, a day to commemorate the first manned space flight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. "His (Yuri Gagarin's) flight was the pinnacle of the selfless labor of many specialists, workers, engineers and designers, and demonstrated to the whole world the superiority of domestic science and technology," said cosmonaut Denis Matveev. His colleague Sergei Korsakov also thanked all those who work "for the benefit of space exploration." On April 12, 1961, the Vostok-1 launch vehicle delivered Yuri Gagarin into Earth's orbit. In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted this date as the International Day of Human Space Flight. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

North Japan city eyes joint ferry link to Russia with private sector

North Japan city eyes joint ferry link to Russia with private sector

Hiroshi Kudo, mayor of Wakkanai in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, briefs the municipal assembly on Oct. 1, 2015, on a plan for a joint venture with the private sector to operate a regular ferry service between the city and Korsakov on the Russian Far Eastern island of Sakhalin. The city aims to resume next June the deficit-running service that its operator ended in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former residents find prewar roots in Russian territory

Former residents find prewar roots in Russian territory

Nozomi Takahashi points to the place on a map where his old family home once stood in Odomari, currently Korsakov in Russia's Far Eastern region of Sakhalin, during an interview in Wakkanai, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on June 14, 2015. Takahashi visited his birthplace in Karafuto, currently Sakhalin, for the first time in 76 years with the help of a travel agency in Wakkanai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-Russia ferry service begins for year

Japan-Russia ferry service begins for year

Passengers arrive at the port of Wakkanai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2017, after traveling from the port of Korsakov in the Russian Far Eastern region of Sakhalin. Ferry services on the route for the year commenced the same day, with 38 round trips planned through Sept. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-Russia ferry service begins for year

Japan-Russia ferry service begins for year

A passenger ferry arrives at the port of Wakkanai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2017, after sailing from the port of Korsakov in the Russian Far Eastern region of Sakhalin, commencing services for the year with 38 round trips planned through Sept. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo