Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 () Jiuquan, China (AFP) April 23, 2025
China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-20 mission is scheduled to blast off at 5:17 pm on Thursday (0917 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the
Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Expedition 72 crew lands in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut has returned to Earth as the International Space Stationβs Expedition 72 crew end their seven-month research assignment.
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US-Russian crew lifts off to ISS for 8-month mission
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut launched on Tuesday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for an eight-month research mission at the..
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NASA astronaut and Russian crewmates arrive at the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates took off from the Russia-leased Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan in a..
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Astronaut Sunita Williams spent nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), adapting to life in microgravity. From eating and sleeping to brushing her teeth and exercising, Williams..