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Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die
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arstechnica_feedRussian cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, who served twice as a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS), including during the final US space shuttle mission in 2011, has died at the age of 56.
With Samokutyaev's death on Wednesday, he becomes the first former ISS long-duration resident to die in the 26 years that the space station has been a home to 155 other cosmonauts and astronauts as expedition crew members. The cause of his death is unknown.
Portrait of cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev.
Credit:
Roscosmos
"The leadership and staff of the Roscosmos State Corporation extend their sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Aleksandr Mikhailovich," officials with Russia's space agency said in a statement.
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🗣️🌍✍️ Thursday: Language 🗣️🌍✍️
Jun. 18th, 2026 07:35 amToday’s theme is Language. 🗣️🌍✍️ Language connects us, shapes how we see the world, and sometimes gets us into hilarious misunderstandings. Whether it's learning a new language, deciphering ancient texts, navigating cultural differences, discovering the power of words, or finding new ways to communicate without speaking at all, let today's prompts celebrate the many ways we express ourselves.
📌 Just a few rules:
✏️ No more than five prompts in a row.
🎭 No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
📝 Use the character's full name and fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
⚠️ No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option.
📚 If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut option.
Prompts should be formatted as follows:
[Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
✨ Some examples to get the ball rolling… ✨
🌎 Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett & Danny Williams, Danny accidentally insults someone while attempting to use a phrasebook, leaving Steve to smooth things over before the misunderstanding escalates.
📖 Teen Wolf, Stiles Stilinski & Derek Hale, Stiles discovers Derek speaks several languages fluently and becomes determined to learn why—and how.
💬 Good Omens, Aziraphale + Crowley, after centuries of knowing every language imaginable, they debate which words humans invented that never should have existed.
We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts 📚✨. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? 🤔 You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members 💙; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].
While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like 🔖 might work better for searching in the future.
As a friendly reminder about our schedule ⏰, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays 🌿, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays 📅. Saturdays are a Free for All day 🎉. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications! 👀
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! 📣
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