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“Cygnus” CRS NG-21 spacecraft docked to Space Station.

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:53:04 GMT

On August 6, 2024, the US "Cygnus” CRS-21 (NG-21, the S.S. Francis R. "Dick" Scobee) private unmanned supply spacecraft was docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The Cygnus spacecraft was grappled by a robotic arm at 07:11 UTC. The cargo spacecraft was docked to the station’s "Unity” module at 09:33 UTC. The spacecraft delivered about 3700 kilograms of supplies to the Space Station.

“Cygnus NG-21” cargo spacecraft launched to Space Station.

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:15:35 GMT

On August 4, 2024 at 15:02 UTC the "Cygnus” privately owned U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (LC40), Florida, USA. The space vehicle was orbited by the “Falcon-9FT” rocket-carrier. The "Cygnus” NG-21 (the S.S. Francis R. "Dick" Scobee) unmanned supply spacecraft, built by Northrop Grumman under the Commercial Resupply Services II (CRS-2) contract with NASA, was orbited on its cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services.

Cygnus NG-20 spacecraft was deorbited.

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:07:56 GMT

On July 13, 2024 at 15:00 UTC, the US "Cygnus” CRS-20 (NG-20, the S.S. Patricia "Patty" Hilliard Robertson) unmanned supply spacecraft was deorbited.

Cygnus NG-20 spacecraft was undocked from space station.

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:03:16 GMT

On July 12, 2024 at 8:00 UTC, the US "Cygnus” CRS-20 (NG-20, the S.S. Patricia "Patty" Hilliard Robertson) 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 11:01 UTC.

US astronaut Joe Henry Engle passed away.

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:55:37 GMT

Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Henry Engle died on July 10, 2024 at his home in Houston. He performed 2 space flights. Among his many honors, he is the only astronaut to pilot both the X-15 and space shuttle. He was 91.

U.S. spacewalk was cancelled

Skyflyer — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:38:55 GMT

U.S. spacewalk was cancelled on June 24, 2024 due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit (SCU) on Tracy Dyson's spacesuit.

Tracy Dyson and Michael Barratt set their suits to battery power at 12:46 UTC and opened the hatch to the space station's Quest airlock before reporting the water issue.

"Oh my goodness," said Tracy Dyson. "Water is flowing out of my SCU guys."

"Yeah, there is a lot of particulates floating around here," added Michael Barratt. "There is water everywhere in here."

"Tracy, if you can reconnect your SCU to the DCM [Display and Control Module], that is the best way to stop this," radioed capcom Stephen Bowen from Mission Control in Houston.

Once Tracy Dyson reconnected her spacesuit cooling unit, the leak stopped but she had to deal with ice on her gloves and concerns about where other ice deposits had formed. Tracy Dyson closed the airlock hatch.

Tracy Dyson and Michael Barratt worked with ground controllers to repressurize the crew lock section of the airlock before returning inside the station's equipment lock.

This spacewalk had a duration of 31 minutes, officially ending 13:17 UTC. Tracy Dyson has now logged 23 hours and 20 minutes on four EVAs. Michael Barratt now has spent 5 hours and 37 minutes on three spacewalks.

Crew Dragon Demo-2, flown personal letter / Пилотируемый «Дракон», письмо космической почты

Skyflyer — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 06:19:59 GMT

Crew Dragon Demo-2, flown personal letter / Пилотируемый «Дракон», письмо космической почты

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Космическая почта. Первый пилотируемый полёт корабля Дракон США. Персональное письмо. Письмо с борта международной космической станции (МКС) было доставлено на Землю космическим кораблем Crew Dragon. Миссия Crew Dragon Demo-2 стала первым пилотируемым испытательным полетом космического корабля Crew Dragon. Это был первый орбитальный космический полет с экипажем, запущенный из Соединенных Штатов после последней миссии космического корабля "Шаттл" в 2011 году. Это был первый пилотируемый космический полет, когда-либо выполнявшийся коммерческим провайдером. Письмо адресовано с МКС на Землю. На борту МКС письмо было погашено бортовыми штемпелями с датой 1 августа 2020 года, дня закрытия люков между МКС и кораблем «Crew Dragon» для расстыковки. Космический корабль Crew Dragon отстыковался от станции также 1 августа 2020 года. Через несколько недель после приводнения посадочной капсулы «Crew Dragon» письмо было передано российскому специалисту, работавшему в Хьюстоне. Он отправил письмо заказной почтой из Хьюстона в Звёздный городок адресату. Если есть вопросы по данному письму космической почты, пишите на почту: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Flown personal letter. The letter from the ISS was delivered to Earth by the “Crew Dragon” spacecraft. The “Crew Dragon Demo-2” mission was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. It was the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011. It was the first manned spaceflight ever operated by a commercial provider. The letter was written by Russian cosmonaut Anatoli Ivanishin. He has been working aboard of the ISS since 9 April 2020. The letter is addressed to his friend to Moscow. On board the ISS, the letter was marked with the ISS’s board seals dated 1 August 2020, the day when the hatches between the ISS and the “Crew Dragon” spacecraft was closed for the undocking. The “Crew Dragon” spacecraft undocked from the station also on 1 August 2020. Several weeks after the “Crew Dragon” landing capsule splashed down, the letter was handed over a Russian person worked in Houston. He sent the letters by registered mail from Houston to Russia. If you have any questions or if you want to purchase such an interesting flown personal letter for your collection do not hesitate to contact us: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Soyuz MS-21 docking, space flown cover / Бортовой конверт: стыковка Союз МС-21

Skyflyer — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:59:10 GMT

Soyuz MS-21 docking, space flown cover / Бортовой конверт: стыковка Союз МС-21

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Конверт космической почты (бортовой конверт) был погашен на борту международной космической станции (МКС) в 2022 году. Конверт погашен бортовыми печатями с датой 18 марта 2022 года, день стыковки космического корабля «Союз МС-21». На конверте автографы членов экипажа «Союз МС-21» - Олег Артемьев, Денис Матвеев, Сергей Корсаков. На конверте также расписался космонавт Антон Шкаплеров. Если есть вопросы по данному конверту, пишите на почту: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Space mail flown cover regarded to “Soyuz MS-21” mission. The envelope was aboard of the International Space Station in 2022. The cover was cancelled with the “ISS” octagonal board seal, the “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” official board post mark and the “Russian Segment of International Space Station” board souvenir seal both dated March 18, 2022, the day when the Russian “Soyuz MS-21” spacecraft docked with the ISS. The cover was autographed by 4 cosmonauts who were aboard the ISS at that day: Anton Shkaplerov and the crew of “Soyuz MS-21” - Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov. All 3 members of “Soyuz MS-21” crew (Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov) are graduates of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. So called the Bauman crew. The 5 rouble Russian postage stamp is devoted to the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. If you have any questions or if you want to purchase such an envelope for your collection do not hesitate to contact us: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Space flown cover from ISS / Конверт космической почты.

Skyflyer — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:46:11 GMT

Space flown cover from ISS / Конверт космической почты.

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Конверт космической почты (бортовой конверт) был погашен на борту международной космической станции (МКС) в 2022 году. Конверт погашен бортовыми печатями с датой 13 февраля 2022 года, чтобы отметить 65 лет со дня выхода в прокат американской музыкальной комедии «Мордашка» с Одри Хепбёрн в главной роли. На конверте автографы всех космонавтов/астронавтов, кто был на борту МКС 13 февраля 2022 года: Антон Шкаплеров, Пётр Дубров, Марк Ванде Хай, Раджа Чари, Томас Маршбёрн, Матиас Маурер и Кейла Бэррон. Если есть вопросы по данному конверту, пишите на почту: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Space mail flown cover regarded to the 65^th anniversary of Release date of the “Funny Face” film. Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film. The film stars are Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson. The Release date in the United States was February 13, 1957. The envelope was aboard of the International Space Station in 2022. The cover was cancelled with the “ISS” octagonal board seal, the “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” official board post mark and the “Russian Segment of International Space Station” board souvenir seal both dated February 13, 2022. The cover was autographed by all 7 cosmonauts/astronauts who were on board the station at that day: Anton Shkaplerov, Pyotr Dubrov, Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Matthias Maurer, Kayla Barron. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Space flown cover from ISS / Конверт космической почты.

Skyflyer — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:11:45 GMT

Space flown cover from ISS / Конверт космической почты.

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Конверт космической почты (бортовой конверт) был погашен на борту международной космической станции (МКС) в 2022 году. Конверт погашен бортовыми печатями с датой 30 января 2022 года, чтобы отметить 140 лет со дня рождения президента США Франклина Делано Рузвельта. 32-й президент США с 1933 года до своей смерти в 1945 году. Единственный президент Соединённых Штатов, пробывший на этом посту более двух сроков. Его первые два срока были сосредоточены на борьбе с экономическими последствиями Великой депрессии, победив их, на третьем и четвёртом сроках он руководил страной во время Второй мировой войны. Исторические рейтинги неизменно относят его к числу величайших американских президентов. На конверте автографы всех космонавтов/астронавтов, кто был на борту МКС 30 января 2022 года: Антон Шкаплеров, Пётр Дубров, Марк Ванде Хай, Раджа Чари, Томас Маршбёрн, Матиас Маурер и Кейла Бэррон. Если есть вопросы по данному конверту, пишите на почту: astrophilatelist©gmail.com

Space mail flown cover regarded to the 140^th birthday anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was the 32^nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II. Historical rankings consistently place him among the three greatest American presidents. The envelope was aboard of the International Space Station in 2022. The cover was cancelled with the “ISS” octagonal board seal, the “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” official board post mark and the “Russian Segment of International Space Station” board souvenir seal both dated January 30, 2022. The cover was autographed by all 7 cosmonauts/astronauts who were on board the station at that day: Anton Shkaplerov, Pyotr Dubrov, Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Matthias Maurer, Kayla Barron. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: astrophilatelist©gmail.com