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The Progress MS-13 cargo spacecraft blasting off atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket (Image courtesy Roscosmos)

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A little while ago the Progress MS-13 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 route. The cargo spacecraft began its resupply mission to the International Space Station also called Progress 74 or 74P. In this mission, the route used is out of the ordinary since the journey will last about three days.

Nick Hague, Alexey Ovchinin and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori assisted after their landing (Image NASA TV)

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A few hours ago astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft, that landed in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-12 landed on its side but that created no problems to its crew. The two of them spent a bit more than 6 months on the International Space Station, where they arrived on March 15, 2019 as part of Expedition 59. Together with them there was Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, who spent 8 days on the Station.

The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft moving away from the International Space Station (Image NASA TV)

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A few hours ago the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft landed without problems in Kazakhstan. A few hours earlier it departed the International Space Station, where it arrived on August 27. The return to Earth ends a test mission that was carried out without cosmonauts aboard a spacecraft generally used for transporting human beings. In this case, the Skybot F-850 robot, nicknamed Fedor, was on board.

The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. In the foreground the Soyuz MS-13 (Image NASA TV)

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A few hours ago the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft, which blasted off about last Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, has reached the International Space Station. The integration test with the Soyuz 2.1a rocket was successful and the spacecraft reached its destination, even if it’s a few days late after the first docking attempt had to be aborted.