On June 5, 2023 at 15:47 UTC the "Falcon 9” rocket-carrier was launched from LC-39A of the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. The launch was performed by the "SpaceX” private company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. US private company SpaceX launched its "Dragon” (CRS-28 flight also known as SpX-28) unmanned spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

On June 3, 2023 at 22:33 UTC (on June 4 by Beijing time) the Chinese "Shenzhou-15” landing capsule landed safely at the designated area of the Dongfeng landing site in the Gobi Desertin, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The spacecraft delivered to Earth the 3 Chinese cosmonauts – Fei Junlong (费俊龙), Deng Qingming (邓清明), Zhang Lu (张鹭). The cosmonauts spent in space 186 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes. The “Shenzhou-15” mission was the 10^th crewed spaceflight in China’s space program, and the 4^th crew mission to China’s new &l ... Read more »

On June 3, 2023 at 13:29 UTC, the Chinese "Shenzhou-15” manned spacecraft undocked from the “Tiangong/Shenzhou-16” space complex to deliver to Earth the 3 cosmonauts – Fei Junlong (费俊龙), Deng Qingming (邓清明), Zhang Lu (张鹭). Three other crew members of the “Tiangong” space station – Chinese cosmonauts Jing Haipeng (景海鹏), Zhu Yangzhu (朱 ... Read more »

On May 31, 2023 at 03:04 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Axiom-2 mission) spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida. The spacecraft delivered from the ISS to Earth US astronaut Peggy Whitson; US commercial astronaut John Shoffner; Saudi Arabian astronaut Ali AlQarni (علي القرني); Saudi Arabian woman-astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi (ريانة برناوي). They spent in space 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes. It was the 2^nd flight of the Crew Dragon “Freedom” capsule (Dragon capsule C212). The appropriately named Ax-2 mission was the second commercial station visit chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space private incorporated company.

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On May 30, 2023 at 15:05 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Axiom-2 mission) spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station to deliver to Earth 4 persons: the spacecraft Commander, US astronaut Peggy Whitson; US commercial astronaut John Shoffner; Saudi Arabian astronaut Ali AlQarni (علي القرني); Saudi Arabian woman-astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi (ريانة برناوي).

On May 30, 2023 at 08:29 UTC the Chinese "Shenzhou-16” manned spacecraft successfully completed the docking with the Chinese “Tianhe” core module of the “Tiangong” space station. The spacecraft delivered 3 Chinese cosmonauts to the station: Jing Haipeng (景海鹏), Zhu Yangzhu (朱杨柱), Gui Haichao (桂海潮). The new comers joined the current Tiangong expedition members – Fei Junlong ( ... Read more »

The launch of the “Shenzhou-16” spacecraft added three astronauts to the population of humans in space, which reached a record number of 17 people in orbit — six Chinese citizens, five Americans, three Russians, two Saudis, and one Emirati astronaut. The arrival of Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gai Haichao in space broke the previous record of 14 people in orbit at one time.

On May 30, 2023 at 01:31 UTC the "Shenzhou-16” manned spacecraft was launched from Chinese Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province. The space vehicle was orbited by the Chinese "Chang Zheng-2F” (Long March 2F) rocket-carrier.

The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Jing Haipeng (景海 ... Read more »

On May 24, 2023 at 16:19 UTC the Russian “Progress MS-23” unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was docked to the Russian “Poisk” module. The spacecraft delivered about 2500 kilograms of cargo for the ISS crew.

On May 24, 2023 at 12:56 UTC the “Progress MS-23” unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was orbited by the “Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier.