On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight, and fifty years later lessons learned in this program are still contributing to the success of the International Space Station.
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ChineseInternational
China to launch new station modules and collaborate with Europe on science missions in 2023
by Adrian BeilWith launch numbers 63 and 64 just before the end of this year, China finishes…
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China has launched the Shenzhou-15 mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, Nov. 29,…
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ChineseInternational
China launches Mengtian science module to Tiangong space station
by Adrian BeilChina launched its second space station module of the year aboard a Chang Zheng 5B…
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InternationalISSRussian
Russian assembly complete: Roscosmos attaches new docking node to station
by Pete HardingAfter launching a new docking node module to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday,…
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ChineseInternational
Taikonauts complete second Chinese spacewalk, first in support of Space Station construction
Taikonauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo have successfully conducted the second ever Chinese Extravehicular Activity…
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ChineseInternational
Shenzhou-12 and three crew members successfully launch to new Chinese space station
The first crewed mission to the new Chinese Space Station has successfully launched. Shenzhou-12, carrying…
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InternationalISSOtherRussian
Russian duo complete decommissioning of Pirs ahead of removal from Station
Outside the International Space Station (ISS), Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a near…
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ChineseInternationalOtherUncrewed
China launches Tianzhou 2, first cargo mission to new space station
China has launched its Tianzhou 2 cargo mission to its new space station. Liftoff from…
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InternationalOtherRussian
Roscosmos discusses ISS withdrawal strategy and new space station for mid-2020s
Recently, Russian authorities began talking about a potential withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS)…
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ChineseInternational
China launches Tianhe module, start of ambitious two-year station construction effort
China launched a Chang Zheng 5B rocket with the Tianhe station core module to low…
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After more than six months in orbit, the Soyuz MS-17 mission has drawn to a…
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At 05:59 UTC on 23 March 2001 Russia’s Mir space station burned up as it…
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China is gearing up for its next big leap in space exploration: the construction of…
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EuropeanInternationalRussian
Europe and Russia launch Emirati military/civilian Earth imaging satellite
Arianespace has used — with Russia’s support — a Soyuz ST-A rocket to launch a…
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The Russian Federation’s state-owned space corporation, Roscosmos, has launched their latest resupply mission to the…
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The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first…
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InternationalISSRussian
Russia conducts first Soyuz 2.1a human launch; MS-16 crew arrives at Station
For the first time since 2002, humans departed for the International Space Station from Kazakhstan…
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NASA has announced that they have selected Axiom Space, an American company headquartered in Houston,…
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Russia has launched a new geostationary weather satellite, Elektro-L No.3, on Tuesday aboard a Proton-M…