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The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft blasting off atop a Soyuz rocket (Photo NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

The arrival of three new astronauts on the International Space Station completes the Expedition 47 crew

Massimo Luciani March 19, 2016 1

A few hours ago the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and after about six anx a half hours reached the International Space Station carrying Jeff Williams, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka. The Soyuz used the fast path normally used.

Mikhail Kornienko, Sergey Volkov and Scott Kelly assisted after their landing (photo NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The return of three astronauts from the International Space Station marks the end of Expedition 46

Massimo Luciani March 2, 2016 2

A few hours ago, the cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko and the American astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, landed without problems in Kazakhstan. Volkov spent about six months on the International Space Station, where he arrived on September 4, 2015 as part of Expedition 45. Kornienko and Kelly spent 340 days on the Station, where they arrived on March 28, 2015 as part of Expedition 43.

Image from a camera of the Progress MS-1 spaceship showing the docking target on the International Space Station during the approach maneuver (Image NASA TV)

The Russian spacecraft Progress MS-1 has reached the International Space Station

Massimo Luciani December 23, 2015 1

A little while ago the Progress MS-1 spaceship docked with the International Space Station in the mission also referred to as Progress 62. The Russian space freighter, which blasted off last Monday, carries food, water, scientific experiments, propellant and various hardware. It’s an important success for the new version of the Progress spacecraft.

The SoyuzTMA-19M spacecraft blasting off atop a Soyuz rocket (Photo ESA-Stephane Corvaja)

The arrival of three new astronauts on the International Space Station completes the Expedition 46 crew

Massimo Luciani December 15, 2015 1

A few hours ago the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and after about six anx a half hours reached the International Space Station carrying Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra. The Soyuz used the fast path normally used but it took a bit longer than anticipated because of a problem with the automatic docking system: as a consequence, the maneuver was conducted manually.

Kjell Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui (Photo NASA)

The return of three astronauts from the International Space Station marks the end of Expedition 45

Massimo Luciani December 11, 2015 0

A little while ago, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui returned to Earth on the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft, landed without problems in Kazakhstan. It was night when they landed and it was very cold so the crew that take care of assisting them was quicker than ever. They spent nearly five months on the International Space Station, where they arrived on July 23, 2015 as part of Expedition 44.