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August 21, 2025
Credit: Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos
Russia has launched the Bion-M No. 2 biological research mission to test radiation effects on living species when in polar orbit, where Russia plans to deploy its next orbital crewed space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos launched the 6.4-metric-ton capsule using a Soyuz-2.1b medium-lift…
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