Cygnus NG-17 docked to the ISS on 21.02.2022. All 7 signatures: Shkaplerov, Dubrov, Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Matthias Maurer, Kayla Barron.

On May 10, 2022 at 00:54 UTC the Chinese “Tianzhou-4” unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the Chinese “Tianhe” space station core module. Tianzhou means “heavenly vessel” in Chinese. The spacecraft delivered supplies to support the next crew to live aboard the “Tianhe” space station. The “Shenzhou-14” crew is scheduled to launch in June for a six-month expedition on the space station.

On May 9, 2022 at 17:56 UTC, the Chang Zheng-7 (Long March-7) rocket-carrier was launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSLC), located in Wenchang on Hainan Island off China’s southern coastline. The rocket orbited the “Tianzhou-4” unmanned supply spacecraft. The spacecraft is to dock with the Chinese space station.

On May 6, 2022 at 04:43 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Endurance” (Crew-3 mission) spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. The spacecraft delivered from the ISS to Earth 4 members of Expedition 67: US astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron as well as German astronaut Matthias Maurer. They spent in space 176 days, 2 hours and 39 minutes.

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On May 5, 2022 at 05:20 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Endurance” (Crew-3 mission) spacecraft undocked from forward docking port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station to deliver to Earth 4 members of Expedition 67: US astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron as well as German astronaut Matthias Maurer.

On April 28, 2022, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev performed the extra vehicle activities (EVA – spacewalk). The cosmonauts jettisoned thermal blankets used to protect the arm during its July 2021 launch with Nauka. They also flexed the arm's joints, released launch restraints, and monitored the arm's ability to use two grapple fixtures. The EVA lasted 7 hours and 42 minutes. It was the 5^th EVA for Oleg Artemyev and the 2^nd EVA for Denis Matveev. It was the 157^th EVA performed by cosmonauts in Soviet/Russian spacesuits since March 1965.

On April 27, 2022 at 23:37 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Crew-4 mission) spacecraft docked with a docking adapter on the “Harmony” module of the International Space Station. The mission also known as USCV-4 (US Crew Vehicle 4). The spacecraft delivered US astronauts Kjell N. Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to the ISS. The new comers joined current ISS Expedition 67 members – Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Kayla Barron, Matthias Maurer, Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov.

On April 27, 2022 at 07:52 UTC the American SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Freedom” (Crew-4 mission) spacecraft was launched from Kennedy Space Center (LC39A), Florida, USA. The mission also known as USCV-4 (US Crew Vehicle 4). The space vehicle was orbited by the “Falcon-9FT” rocket-carrier.

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On April 25, 2022 at 17:06 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Endeavour” (Axiom-1 mission) spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia. The spacecraft delivered from the ISS to Earth US astronaut Michael López-Alegría and 3 flight participants (space tourists): Larry Connor from the United States, Eytan Stibbe from Israel and Mark Pathy from Canada. They spent in space 17 days, 1 hour and 49 minutes. It was the first fully commercial, non-government visit to the International Space Station. Axiom has not disclosed the price Connor, Pathy, and Stibbe paid for their flight to the space station. But NASA’s inspector general has said a seat on a Dragon mission costs roughly 55 million US dollars. ... Read more »

On April 25, 2022 at 01:10 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Endeavour” (Axiom-1 mission) spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station to deliver to Earth 4 persons: the spacecraft Commander, US astronaut Michael López-Alegría and 3 flight participants (space tourists): Larry Connor from the United States, Eytan Stibbe from Israel and Mark Pathy from Canada.

On April 20, 2022 at 05:02 Beijing time, the Chinese “Tianzhou-3” unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the aft docking port of the Chinese “Tianhe” core module and in about 4 hours it was docked to the forward docking port of the “Tianhe” core module.

On April 19, 2022, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev performed the extra vehicle activities (EVA – spacewalk) to begin activating European robotic arm. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 37 minutes. It was the 4^th EVA for Oleg Artemyev and the 1^st EVA for Denis Matveev. It was the 156^th EVA performed by cosmonauts in Soviet/Russian spacesuits since Match 1965. Denis Matveev became the 72^nd Soviet/Russian cosmonaut who performed EVA.

On April 16, 2022 at 01:56 UTC the Chinese "Shenzhou-13” 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 – Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚), Wang Yaping (王亚平) and Ye Guangfu (叶光富).

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