On April 25, 2024 at 12:59 UTC the "Shenzhou-18” 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, Ye Guangfu (叶光富) – center; Li Cong ( ... Read more »

Syrian cosmonaut Muhammed Ahmed Faris (Arabic: محمد أحمد فارس) passed away on April 19, 2024. He was 72 years old. He performed 1 space flight. He was the first Syrian and the second Arab in space.

Vladimir Aksjonov, Soviet cosmonaut, passed away on April 9, 2024. He was 89 years old. He performed 2 space flights.

On April 6, 2024 at 07:17 UTC the Russian “Soyuz MS-24” landing capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan, 147 km at the southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.

The spacecraft delivered to Earth: 2 members of Guest Expedition 21 - Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and spaceflight participant from Belarus, Marina Vasilevskaya; 1 member of ISS’s Expedition 70 - US astronaut Loral O'Hara. Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya spent in space 13 days 18 hours and 41 minutes. Loral O'Hara spent in space 203 days, 15 hours and 33 minutes. Seven other ISS crew members – Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kon ... Read more »

On April 6, 2024 at 03:54 UTC, the Russian “Soyuz MS-24” spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station to deliver to Earth Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky; spaceflight participant from Belarus, Marina Vasilevskaya and a member of Expedition 70 – US astronaut Loral O'Hara.

On March 25, 2024 at 15:20 UTC, the Russian "Soyuz MS-25” spacecraft docked with the Russian “Prichal” module of the International Space Station. The spacecraft delivered 3 crew-members to the ISS, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky; spaceflight participant from Belarus, Marina Vasilevskaya; US astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson. The new comers joined current ISS Expedition 70 members – Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Alexander Grebenkin; US astronauts Loral O'Hara, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps. Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya plan to spend 12 days aboard the space station. O’Hara will replace Dyson for the trip home and the trio (Novitskiy, Vasilevskaya, O’Hara) will return to Earth April 6 aboard the “Soyuz MS-24” spacecraft that carried O’Hara, Kononenko and Chub i ... Read more »

On March 23, 2024 at 15:36 (Moscow time) the Russian “Soyuz MS-25” spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The space vehicle was orbited by the Russian “Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier. The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky (center); spaceflight participant from Belarus, Marina Vasilevskaya (right); flight-engineer, US astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson (left).

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On March 23, 2024 at 11:19 UTC, the private U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft, the "Dragon” SpX-30 (CRS-30 flight), was successfully docked to the International Space Station (Harmony zenith docking port).

On March 21, 2024 at 20:55 UTC the "Falcon 9FT” rocket-carrier was launched from SLC-40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The launch was performed by SpaceX company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. US private company SpaceX launched its "Dragon” (CRS-30 flight also known as SpX-30) unmanned spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

American astronaut Thomas Patten Stafford passed away on March 18, 2024. He was 93 years old. He performed 4 space flights including “Soyuz-Apollo” mission.