On July 29, 2021 at 13:29 UTC the Russian “Nauka” module, also known as Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), was docked to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was docked to the nadir docking port of the Russian “Zvezda” (“Star”) service module. Russian “Nauka”, or “science,” research module has a mass of about 20.2 tons and extends about 13 meters long. It’s the first large pressurized element to be permanently added to the space station since 2011, and will become one of the biggest modules at the complex.

On July 29, 2021 at 06:00 UTC, the “Electron” rocket-carrier was launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, the commercial spaceport located on the Mahia Peninsula on the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. The rocket orbited the US “Monolith” military research satellite.

On July 29, 2021, at 04:01 the “Long March –2D” (“Changzheng-2D”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The rocket orbited the “Tianhui-1-04” military satellite.

On July 26, 2021, the link of the “Progress MS-16” unmanned supply spacecraft and the Russian “Pirs” module was deorbited. Non-burnt fragments of the spacecraft drowned in the remote area of the Pacific at 14:42 UTC.

On July 26, 2021 at 10:55 UTC the link of the “Progress MS-16” unmanned supply spacecraft and the Russian “Pirs” module was undocked from the International Space Station. Wrapping up nearly 20 years of service as a docking port and airlock, the Russian “Pirs” module departed the International Space Station under tow from the “Progress MS-16” supply spacecraft and headed for a destructive re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere, clearing the way for arrival of the Russian “Nauka” module. The “Pirs”(meaning "pier") docking module was launched on 14 September 2001, and was located on the Zvezda module of the station. It provided the ISS with one docking port for Soyuz and Progress spacecra ... Read more »

On July 21, 2021 at 14:58 UTC the “Nauka” module, also known as Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was orbited by the “Proton-M” rocket-carrier. The International Space Station is set to receive its biggest expansion in more than a decade after the launch of a Russian research lab and a European robotic arm. Russian “Nauka”, or “science,” research module has a mass of about 20.2 tons and extends about 13 meters long. It’s the first large pressurized element to be permanently added to the space station since 2011, and will become one of the biggest modules at the complex.

On July 21, 2021 the Crew Dragon “Endeavour” (Crew-2 mission) spacecraft was redocked from the forward docking port on the “Harmony” module to the top-facing (upward-facing docking adapter), or zenith, docking port on the “Harmony” module of the International Space Station. During the redocking (10:48 – 11:35 UTC) the crew consisted of American astronauts Robert Kimbrough and Katherine Megan McArthur, Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. The crew relocated the Crew Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft to clear the way for arrival of a Boeing Starliner crew ferry ship on an unpiloted test flight later in July.

On July 19, 2021 at 00:19 UTC the "Chang Zheng-2C” (Long March-2C) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited trio of “Yaogan-30” military spy satellites. The constellation of “Yaogan-30” satellites are designed to “carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technical verification,” according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The Chinese government uses the Yaogan name for the country’s military satellites, and the Yaogan 30 family is believed to be designed for a signals intelligence mission.

On July 10, 2021 at 03:29 UTC the "Dragon” capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico south of Tallahassee, Florida, USA. It was the "SpaceX CRS-22” mission. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services. It was the 2^nd flight of the new generation of Dragon cargo capsules also known SpaceX Dragon 2 or Cargo Dragon 2. It was the 22^nd flight of Cargo Dragon to the ISS with docking, including a demonstration flight in 2012.

On July 9, 2021 at 11:59 UTC the “Long March – 6” (“Changzheng-6”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket orbited five small satellites to detect and monitor global radio transmissions.

On July 8, 2021 at 14:45 UTC, the Dragon CRS-22 spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station. It’s the 2^nd flight of the new generation of Dragon cargo capsules also known SpaceX Dragon 2 or Cargo Dragon 2. It was the 22^nd flight of Cargo Dragon to the ISS with docking, including a demonstration flight in 2012.

On July 6, 2021 at 15:53 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3C” (Long March-3C) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited the “Tianlian-1-05” data relay satellite to link mission control with space station.

On July 4, 2021, at 23:28 UTC the “Long March –4C” (“Changzheng-4C”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The rocket orbited the “Fengyun-3E” weather satellite.

On July 4, 2021 Chinese cosmonauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo performed the spacewalk to test new-generation Chinese-built spacesuits, to install foot restraints and a work platform on the space station’s robotic arm and to mount a panoramic camera outside the complex. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 46 minutes. It was the 2nd spacewalk for Liu Boming and the 1st spacewalk for Tang Hongbo. The spacewalk was the second extravehicular activity in the history of China’s space program, following a 22-minute spacewalk on the “Shenzhou-7” mission in 2008.

On July 3, 2021 at 02:51 UTC the “Long March – 2D” (“Changzheng-2D”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket orbited 5 satellites.

On July 2, 2021 at 00:59 UTC the Russian “Progress MS-17” 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 July 1, 2021 at 12:48 UTC the "Soyuz-2.1b” rocket-carrier was launched from Russian Vostochny Cosmodrome, in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. The rocket equipped with the “Fregat” upper stage orbited 36 satellites for OneWeb’s broadband internet network. London-based OneWeb’s broadband relay network is designed to beam high-speed internet signals around the world.

On June 30, 2021 at 13:53 UTC, Virgin Orbit’s 747 carrier aircraft (Boeing-747-400 ‘Cosmic Girl’) took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with the “LauncherOne” rocket mounted under its left wing. The crew sent the command to drop the rocket over the Pacific Ocean off the coast Southern California at 14:47 UTC. An air-launched rocket built by Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached orbit, delivering 7 satellites.

On June 29, 2021 at 23:27 UTC (on June 30, at 02:27 Moscow time) the “Progress MS-17” 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 June 29, 2021, the US "Cygnus” CRS-15 (NG-15 “Katherine Johnson”) unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station. After that, the spacecraft, was released by using the “Canadarm-2” orbiting complex's huge robotic arm at 16:32 UTC. It was the 15^th successful flight of "Cygnus” to the ISS.

On June 25, 2021 American astronaut Robert Kimbrough and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet performed the spacewalk to install a second new solar array outside the space station. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 45 minutes. It was the 9^th spacewalk for Robert Kimbrough and the 5^th spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet.

On June 25. 2021, at 19:50 UTC the “Soyuz-2.1b” rocket-carrier was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk region, North Russia. The launch was performed by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The rocket orbited the first of a new type of ship-locating radar imaging satellite. The new satellite was officially designated “Kosmos-2550”. Russia uses the Kosmos name for its military satellites.