The International Space Station is in the midst of a transitional period, with the crew of the privately-operated Axiom Mission 4 aboard for a multi-week stay as Crew-11 prepares for liftoff in late July. The Progress MS-31 cargo vehicle launched to the Station on Thursday, with the older Progress MS-29 vehicle having departed for a destructive reentry on Tuesday.
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX completes east coast doubleheader, Russia to resupply ISS
by Tyler GrayWith the month of June coming to a close and July on the horizon, the…
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Launch Roundup: Missions launched from the U.S., China, and Russia
On the heels of a busy launch week, this week saw a number of launches…
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Launch Roundup: Starship Flight 9; SpaceX starts new Starlink shell; China, Russia also launch
by John SharpThis Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9…
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With Expedition 73 now underway, the International Space Station is hosting seven crewmembers again. Thursday…
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The fourth crewed space mission of 2025 is now underway. Soyuz MS-27 launched successfully at…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to fly five missions during busy week
by Aaron McCreaFive Falcon 9 missions launched this week, including the first-ever crewed mission to a polar…
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Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activity
The International Space Station is now in the waning days of Expedition 72 and is…
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NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the next ISS crew-rotation mission, Crew-10. The 10th operational crewed…
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Launch Roundup: Starship, Ariane 6 and telescope missions delayed, lunar lander flies
by Martin SmithSeveral significant missions were scheduled for this week, including the third lunar lander to launch…
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Launch Roundup: Soyuz flies; New Shepard simulates lunar gravity
by Aaron McCreaThis week’s launch manifest is quite diverse, featuring the launches of four different rockets worldwide.…
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Starlink launch concludes record-breaking 2024
With SpaceX’s successful launch of the Starlink Group 12-6 mission on Tuesday, the curtain came…
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International Space Station finishes challenging year as plans are made for its retirement
The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, China, and Russia maintain busy launch manifests through the holidays
by John SharpAt the start of this week, Monday, Dec. 23, there had been 24 launch attempts…
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ISS and Expedition 72 crew stay busy with experiments, cargo arrivals, and spacecraft movements
The International Space Station and the Expedition 72 crew have transitioned from an eventful summer…
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Launch Roundup: Sentinel 1C and PROBA 3 among ten planned launches
by John SharpThis week is busy in spaceflight, with 10 orbital launches planned throughout the week. China…
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Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E and Chang Zheng 12 take first flights; SpaceX launches classified mission
by Martin SmithThis week Landspace debuted the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket and the Chang Zheng…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches continue, Rocket Lab to launch two Electrons, Russia to fly to ISS
by John SharpFollowing the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch
by Martin SmithThis week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were…
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ISS finishes out eventful third quarter of 2024 with Expedition 71 giving way to Expedition 72
The International Space Station (ISS) has spent the last three months with a larger crew…