Russia launched the Bion-M No.2 satellite at 17:13 UTC on Wednesday, Aug. 20, aboard a Soyuz-2-1b rocket from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This biomedical satellite is a continuation of a Soviet and later Russian scientific program, which started with the launch of Bion 1 back in 1973.
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Research, spacewalks, and maintenance: Expedition 67’s final month aboard the ISS
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After a month-long stay at the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX have successfully returned…
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While many cultures celebrated their respective holiday traditions on Earth, the crew of the International…
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Following its ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, the company’s CRS-20 Dragon…
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Roughly 37 hours after launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft began its next mission to the International Space Station Friday, with launch…
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After 168 days in orbit, three crewmembers of the International Space Station returned to Earth…
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After 31 days of berthed operations, the CRS-14 Dragon from SpaceX wrapped up her mission…
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SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for resupply mission CRS-13 has arrived at the International Space Station on…
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SpaceX conducted its first flight from the US Eastern Range following July’s scheduled maintenance stand…
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After 30 days in space and 28 days berthed to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s…
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SpaceX’s CRS-10 resupply mission has enjoyed a smooth period following its somewhat eventful berthing to…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to flight Friday with the CRS-8 resupply mission to the International…