Roscosmos
A success for the launch of the Russian cargo spaceship Progress MS-8 to the International Space Station
A little while ago the Progress MS-8 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 69 or 69P.
The arrival of three new astronauts on the International Space Station completes the Expedition 54 crew
A little while ago the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft, which blasted off about two days ago from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, has reached the International Space Station carrying three new crew members. Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of JAXA now complete the Expedition 54 crew.
Three Expedition 54 astronauts have been launched to the International Space Station
A few hours ago the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with aboard three new crew members to be transported to the International Space Station carrying Norishige Kanai, Anton Shkaplerov and Scott Tingle, three new crew members. This time the Soyuz traveled on the 2-day path instead of the 6-hour fast path used in the previous launches.
The return of three astronauts from the International Space Station marks the end of Expedition 53
A little while ago the astronauts Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli and the cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft, that landed without problems in Kazakhstan. The three of them spent almost 5 months on the International Space Station, where they arrived on July 28, 2017 as part of Expedition 52.
