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Russia is launching the Progress 95 cargo freighter, about 3 tons of food, propellant and supplies, from Baikonur on a Soyuz rocket to the ISS; docking is expected April 27, with live coverage starting about 20 minutes before liftoff at 6:21 p.m. ET.
A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched the Progress 93 cargo spacecraft to the ISS, carrying 2.8 tons of supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, with docking scheduled for September 13, and the cargo will remain for about six months before being decommissioned.
A Russian Progress 88 cargo ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying 3 tons of supplies to the International Space Station. The freighter is scheduled to dock on June 1 and will remain at the ISS for about six months before returning to Earth.
Belarusian flight attendant Marina Vasilevskaya won a trip to the International Space Station as part of a national science contest, making her the first Belarusian woman to fly into space. The trip, which also included a NASA astronaut and a cosmonaut, signifies ongoing cooperation in space between the US and Russia. Vasilevskaya, a flight attendant for Belavia Airlines, will spend around 12 days on the space station before returning on board a Soyuz spacecraft. Her journey highlights that even individuals without extensive astronaut training can make it to space through unique opportunities.
A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky, and Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya after a last-minute abort two days earlier. The launch was delayed due to a voltage drop in a power source triggering an automatic safety system. The three astronauts are set to join the station’s existing crew, and the International Space Station is a key area of collaboration between Russia and the West amidst geopolitical tensions.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarusian spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya successfully launched to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to dock at the space station's Prichal module on Monday, March 25. Dyson will spend six months aboard the station, while Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya will be aboard for 12 days before returning to Earth with another crew.
A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched three astronauts to the International Space Station after an aborted attempt due to a voltage drop. The astronauts, including NASA's Tracy Dyson and Russian Oleg Novitsky, are set to join the station's crew and return to Earth on April 6. The launch mishap follows a previous failure in 2018, but the spacecraft is now on a two-day journey to the ISS, symbolizing continued international cooperation in space exploration amidst geopolitical tensions.
Russia successfully launched a Progress cargo ship carrying over 5,500 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is expected to dock with the station in two days, delivering spare parts, nitrogen, water, and propellant. This launch was the first of possibly three flights on Friday, with SpaceX planning to launch a South Korean satellite and a set of Starlink internet satellites later in the day.
Russia has rolled out the Soyuz 2.1a rocket for the upcoming MS-24 mission, scheduled to launch on September 15th. The mission will carry three crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) to relieve crewmembers who have been delayed in returning to Earth. The rocket was transported from the Russian Space Corporation (Roscosmos) integration facilities to the Baikonur Cosmodrome's Launch Complex 31. The crew members for this mission include Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara.
Four space launches are scheduled for the week of June 24 to July 1, including the launch of the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Virgin Galactic's Galactic 01 crewed suborbital mission, and Firefly Alpha's first operational flight with the DARPA Victus Nox mission. The week will begin with the launch of a Meteor weather satellite aboard a Soyuz rocket, and the launches will take place in Russia, New Mexico, California, and Florida.
Russia's Progress MS-23 supply ship is set to launch from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station carrying more than 2.7 tons of fuel, food, experiments, and supplies. The cargo mission will also deliver a video system for observing Earth's surface as part of Russia's Uragan experiment, which tracks changes on the planet associated with natural and human-made disasters. The Progress spacecraft also carries a scientific glove box, and equipment for biomedical experiments.
Russia's Progress MS-23 spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station, delivering over 2,500 kg of cargo, including propellant, drinking water, research equipment, and tools. The spacecraft also carried URM-D, a universal workstation to be installed on the outside of the Zvezda module, and BMSTU-Sail, a free-flying solar sail experiment. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket was used to launch the spacecraft, which is the 23rd flight of the Progress MS vehicle and is expected to remain at the space station until November.