On April 2, 2016 at 17:58 UTC the Russian “Progress MS-02” unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was docked to the Russian “Zvezda” (Star) module. The spacecraft delivered about 2500 kilograms of cargo for the six-member ISS crew.
On March 31, 2016 at 16:23 UTC the “Progress MS-02” unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was orbited by the “Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier.
On March 30, 2016 at 14:15 UTC the “Progress M-29M” unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the Russian “Zvezda” (Star) module of the International Space Station. During an autonomous flight the spacecraft will be used to conduct a number of scientific experiments.
On March 29, 2016 at 20:11 UTC the Chang Zheng-3A (Long March-3A) rocket-carrier was launched from Xichang Cosmodrome, Sichuan province, southwestern China. The rocket orbited the “Beidou” navigation satellite. It is the 22nd satellite for the Beidou system.
On March 26, 2016 the American "Cygnus” (CRS OA--6 “Rick Husband”) private unmanned supply spacecraft was docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The Cygnus spacecraft was grappled by a robotic arm operated by astronauts inside the space station at 10:51 UTC. The cargo spacecraft was docked to the station’s "Unity” module at 14:52 UTC. The spacecraft delivered about 3300 kilograms of supplies to the Space Station. It was the 5th docking of a "Cygnus” spacecraft with the ISS.
On March 24, 2016 at 09:42 UTC the “Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk region, North Russia. The launch was performed by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The rocket orbited a Russia military satellite. The satellite is believed to be Russia’s second spacecraft in the “Bars-M” series of sharp-eyed optical reconnaissance platforms. the Bars-M satellite’s capabilities are classified. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the new satellite received the designation “Kosmos-2515”, keeping with the military’s naming scheme for defense-related spacecraft.
On March 23, 2016 at 03:05 UTC (on March 22 at 23:05 EDT) the "Cygnus” privately owned U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral launch site of US Air Force. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The spacecraft was orbited by the “Atlas V” rocket-carrier. The "Cygnus” (CRS OA--6 “Rick Husband”) unmanned supply spacecraft, built by U.S. space firm Orbital Sciences Corp., was orbited by the “Atlas V” rocket-carrier on its cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services. The "Cygnus” (CRS OA-6) is the 5th successful flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus.
On March 19, 2016 at 03:09 UTC the "Soyuz TMA-20M” spacecraft docked with the Russian "Poisk” module of the International Space Station. The spacecraft delivered three new members of Expedition 47 to the ISS, Russian cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka as well as American astronaut Jeffrey Williams. The new comers joined current ISS expedition members – Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, American astronaut Timothy Kopra and British astronaut Timothy Peake to form Expedition 47 crew of 6 members.
On March 18, 2016 at 21:26 UTC (on March 19 at 00:26 Moscow time) the Russian “Soyuz TMA-20M” 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); Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka (right) and American astronaut Jeffrey Williams (left).
On March 14, 2016 at 09:31 UTC the Russian "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket equipped with the "Briz-M” booster orbited the European Space Agency’s “ExoMars” probe. Packaged atop the Proton rocket are the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a platform designed to map the prevalence of methane in the Martian atmosphere, and the Schiaparelli lander, a stationary module that will make an automated touchdown on the red planet October 19.
