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March 28, 2023

Crippled uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft returns to Earth

March 28, 2023/ Derek Richardson
Crippled uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft returns to Earth

Russia's Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which was struck by a micrometeoroid late last year, autonomously landed in Kazakhstan after a 187-day stay at the International Space Station.

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March 28, 2023/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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Soyuz, Soyuz MS-22, Soyuz MS-23, Roscosmos, Expedition 68, Expedition 69, NASA, Russia
February 21, 2022

NG-17 Cygnus reaches the ISS

February 21, 2022/ Derek Richardson
NG-17 Cygnus reaches the ISS

After two days traveling to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s NG-17 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the orbiting outpost.

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February 21, 2022/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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NG-17, Cygnus, NASA, Northrop Grumman
December 22, 2021

CRS-24 Dragon arrives at space station with supplies

December 22, 2021/ Derek Richardson
CRS-24 Dragon arrives at space station with supplies

SpaceX’s CRS-24 Dragon resupply spacecraft arrived the International Space Station with supplies and experiments for the seven-person Expedition 66 crew.

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December 22, 2021/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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CRS-24, Dragon, SpaceX, Commercial Resupply Services, NASA, Expedition 66
April 28, 2021

Record-breaking Progress MS-14 undocks from ISS

April 28, 2021/ Derek Richardson
Record-breaking Progress MS-14 undocks from ISS

The autonomous Russian cargo ship Progress MS-14 undocked from the International Space Station after spending a record one year at the orbiting outpost.

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April 28, 2021/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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Progress, Progress MS-14, Roscosmos, Expedition 65
February 17, 2021

Cosmonaut remotely guides Progress MS-16 to docking port

February 17, 2021/ Derek Richardson
Cosmonaut remotely guides Progress MS-16 to docking port

After a two-day trek, the unpiloted Russian cargo ship Progress MS-16 docked with the International Space Station after a cosmonaut remotely took manual control of a normally automatic process.

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February 17, 2021/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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Progress, Progress MS-16, Roscosmos, Expedition 64
January 14, 2021

CRS-21 cargo Dragon splashes down off the Florida coast

January 14, 2021/ Derek Richardson
CRS-21 cargo Dragon splashes down off the Florida coast

Following 38 days in space and 35 days at the International Space Station, SpaceX’s CRS-21 Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Tampa, Florida.

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January 14, 2021/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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CRS-21, Dragon, Expedition 64, NASA, SpaceX
December 08, 2020

CRS-21 Dragon brings science and a new airlock to the ISS

December 08, 2020/ Derek Richardson
CRS-21 Dragon brings science and a new airlock to the ISS

Just three weeks after launching its first operational Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, SpaceX sent a cargo variant of that capsule design to the orbiting outpost.

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December 08, 2020/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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CRS-21, Dragon, NASA, SpaceX, Expedition 64
August 18, 2020

Final 1st-generation Japanese cargo ship leaves ISS

August 18, 2020/ Derek Richardson
Final 1st-generation Japanese cargo ship leaves ISS

After more than a decade of service, Japan’s final first-generation HTV cargo resupply spacecraft has departed the International Space Station, setting the stage for a new HTV-X vehicle capable of service in low Earth orbit and beyond.

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August 18, 2020/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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HTV, HTV-9, Kounotori 9, Expedition 63, JAXA
August 03, 2020

Crew Dragon Demo-2 splashes down after 2-month flight

August 03, 2020/ Derek Richardson
Crew Dragon Demo-2 splashes down after 2-month flight

After two months aboard the International Space Station, Dragonship Endeavour with its two-person astronaut crew is back on Earth, having splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

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August 03, 2020/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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Expedition 63, SpaceX, Crew Dragon, Demo-2, Doug Hurley, Bob Behnken, NASA
July 23, 2020

Progress MS-15 cargo ship takes 'express lane' to ISS

July 23, 2020/ Derek Richardson
Progress MS-15 cargo ship takes 'express lane' to ISS

The Russian Progress MS-15 cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station in a reported record time to deliver supplies and experiments to the Expedition 63 crew, despite a last-second docking misalignment.

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July 23, 2020/ Derek Richardson/ Comment
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Progress, Progress MS-15, Roscosmos, Pirs, Nauka, Expedition 63
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