On June 11, 2015 at 10:20 UTC the Russian “Soyuz TMA-15M” spacecraft undocked from the Russian "Rassvet” (MIM-1) module of the International Space Station to deliver to Earth the 3 members of Expedition 43 – Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti and American astronaut Terry Virts.
On May 21, 2015 at 16:42 UTC the "Dragon” capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at about 250 kilometers southwest of Long Beach, California, USA. The Dragon delivered to Earth about 1400 kilograms (3100 pounds) of cargo. It was the "SpaceX CRS-6” mission. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services.
On May 21, 2015 the station's robotic arm removed the “Dragon” (SpaceX CRS-6) unmanned supply spacecraft from a berthing port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. Controlled by ground controllers and then astronaut Scott Kelly, the robotic arm let go of the "Dragon” resupply vehicle at 11:04 UTC.
On May 8, 2015 at 02:04 UTC the Russian “Progress M-27M” spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific after spinning out of control following liftoff April 28 with supplies for the International Space Station.
On April 28, 2015 at 10:09 UTC the “Progress M-27M” unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was orbited by the “Soyuz-2.1A” rocket-carrier. Due to a number of malfunctions occurred after orbitting, the docking of the spacecraft with the International Space Station was cancelled.
On April 26, 2015 at 12:08 UTC the “Progress M-25M” spacecraft were deorbiting. Non-burnt fragments of the spacecraft sank in the South part of the Pacific at 12:57 UTC.
On April 25, 2015 at 06:41 UTC the “Progress M-25M” unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the Russian “Pirs” (Pier) module of the International Space Station.
On April 17, 2015 at 13:29 UTC the private U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft, the Dragon (SpX CRS-6 flight), was successfully docked to the International Space Station. The linkup operation was carried out with the help of the giant 17-meter Canadarm. The capture with Canadarm-2 was performed by Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti at 10:55 UTC. The Dragon spacecraft was maneuvered into position and attached to a berthing port on the space station's Harmony module. The unmanned spacecraft delivered about 2 tons of supplies for the space station crew and for experiments being conducted aboard the ISS. An animal habitat with 20 mice, 600,000 tomato speeds, plant and worm specimens and spare parts for the space station’s air revitalization system were also delivered by the Dragon.
On April 14, 2015 at 20:10 UTC the "Falcon 9” rocket-carrier was launched from the Cape Canaveral US Air Force Station in Florida. 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-6 flight) unmanned spacecraft on a sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services. The Dragon spacecraft is carrying about 2,015 kilograms of supplies for the space station crew and for experiments being conducted aboard the ISS. It is the 8th flight of a “Dragon” spacecraft and the 7th flight of a “Dragon” to the ISS.
On March 28, 2015 at 01:34 UTC the "Soyuz TMA-16M” spacecraft docked with the Russian "Poisk” (MIM-2) module of the International Space Station in automatic regime.
The Soyuz TMA-16M delivered three new members of Expedition 43 to the ISS, Russian cosmonauts Gennadiy Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko as well as American astronaut Scott Kelly. The hatches between the "Soyuz TMA-16M” and the station were opened at 03:31 UTC. The new comers joined current ISS expedition members – Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti and American astronaut Terry Virts to form Expedition 43 crew of 6 members. The six crew members will be working together aboard the orbital stati
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