By Ben Evans, on June 11th, 2015 The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 43 commander Terry Virts of NASA, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from European Space Agency (ESA) near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Virts, Shkaplerov, and Cristoforetti are […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 9th, 2015 
The Soyuz TMA-15M crew, clad in their Sokol (Falcon) launch and entry suits, will return to Earth on Thursday, after more than 199 days in orbit. Photo Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
After more than 28 weeks aloft, the “core” of Expedition 43—the 43rd crew to live and work aboard the International Space […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 12th, 2015 Tired but healthy and undoubtedly glad to be home, the Soyuz TMA-14M crew of (from left) Yelena Serova, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore spent 167 days in orbit during Expedition 41/42. Photo Credit: NASA
In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the No. 42 may be the answer to the unknowable question, […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 9th, 2015 Barry “Butch” Wilmore (left) will hand over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Terry Virts (right) on Tuesday, 10 March, ahead of his crew’s return to Earth. This ceremony will officially end Expedition 42 and mark the beginning of Expedition 43. Photo Credit: NASA
After more than five months in orbit, […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 16th, 2015 A Progress cargo ship approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA
The continuous relay of unpiloted resupply craft visiting and departing the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to continue Tuesday, with the launch of Russia’s Progress M-26M atop a Soyuz-U booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff of the […]
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By Ben Evans, on January 3rd, 2015 The CRS-5 mission is the fifth dedicated Dragon cargo flight under the language of SpaceX’s $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Credit: NASA
Almost three weeks later than originally planned, SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services company, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk—is primed to launch its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission […]
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By Ben Evans, on January 1st, 2015 2015 promises to be a dramatic year for the ISS. Four Soyuz spacecraft will launch toward the space station, delivering new crew members from Russia, the United States, Japan, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Photo Credit: NASA
The 15th year of continuous occupation of the International Space Station (ISS) promises to be a […]
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By Ben Evans, on December 28th, 2014 The Expedition 42 crew includes Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (third from right), who is celebrating his second Christmas and his second New Year in orbit. Photo Credit: NASA
Three days from now, six pairs of eyes will be glued to the windows of the International Space Station (ISS), straining to catch a first […]
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By Ben Evans, on December 16th, 2014 Spectacular view of the CRS-4 Dragon cargo ship, pictured berthed at the Earth-facing (or “nadir”) port of the Harmony node in September 2014. Photo Credit: NASA
Almost three months since its last flight and since winning a $2.6 billion slice of NASA’s Commercial Crew transportation Capability (CCtCap) “pie,” SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services […]
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By Ben Evans, on November 27th, 2014 The recent arrival of Soyuz TMA-15M means that there will be two U.S. citizens in orbit for Thanksgiving today. Photo Credit: NASA
As millions of Americans tuck into their Thanksgiving meals today (Thursday, 27 November), spare a thought for Expedition 42 astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts, the United States’ two current […]
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