Space Stations
The return of three astronauts from the International Space Station marks the end of Expedition 59
A few hours ago astronauts Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft, that landed without problems in Kazakhstan. The three of them spent a bit more than 6 months on the International Space Station, where they arrived on December 3, 2018 as part of Expedition 58.
Mission CRS-17: the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has reached the International Space Station
A little while ago the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station. David Saint-Jacques, assisted by his colleague Nick Hague, managed the operation then started moving the Dragon to the berthing point at the Harmony module. The cargo spacecraft blasted off last Saturday.
Mission NG-11 accomplished: the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft has reached the International Space Station
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, launched last Wednesday, April 16, has just reached the International Space Station and was captured by Canadarm2 robotic arm. Astronaut Anne McClain, assisted by her colleague David Saint-Jacques, will soon begin the slow maneuver to move the Cygnus until it docks with the Station’s Unity node after about two hours.
The Russian spacecraft Progress MS-11 has reached the International Space Station
A few hours ago the Progress MS-11 spacecraft blasted off atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After about nine minutes it successfully separated from the rocket’s last stage and was placed on its ultra-fast track in its resupply mission to the International Space Station also called Progress 72 or 72P. After almost 3.5 hours it reached the International Space Station docking with its Pirs module.
