On March 15, 2019 at 01:02 UTC the Russian "Soyuz MS-12” spacecraft docked with the Russian “Rassvet” (MIM-1) module of the International Space Station.

The spacecraft delivered 3 members of Expedition 59 to the ISS, Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, American astronauts Tyler «Nick» Hague and Christina Koch. The new comers joined current ISS Expedition 58 members – Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and American astronaut Anne McClain. The docking of “Soyuz MS-12” marked the s ... Read more »

On March 14, 2019 at 19:14 UTC the Russian “Soyuz MS-12” spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The space vehicle was orbited by the Russian “Soyuz-FG” rocket-carrier. The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin (center), American astronauts Tyler «Nick» Hague (right) and Christina Koch (left).

Photo by Russian Cosmonaut training center.

The “Soyuz MS-12” space vehicle is to dock with the International Space Station in about 6 hours after the launch. Aleksey Ovchinin, Tyler Hague, Chr ... Read more »

On March 9, 2019 at 16:28 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3B/G2” (Long March-3B/G2) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited the “Chinasat-6C” (Zhongxing-6C) telecommunications satellite. It was the 300^th launch of the rocket-carrier of the "Chang Zheng” (Long March) series ... Read more »