It was a warm summertime evening in the Kazakh steppe on Friday when a Soyuz Capsule carrying two ISS crew members from France and Russia parachuted to a safe landing one hour before sunset, closing out a half-year space mission that circled the Earth 3,136 times and covered over 130 million Kilometers.
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The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft returned from orbit on Friday, June 2, 2017 – landing in the steppe of Kazakhstan at 14:10 UTC to conclude a 3,136-orbit, 196-day 17-hour mission to the International Space Station
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The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft returned from orbit on Friday, June 2, 2017 – landing in the steppe of Kazakhstan at 14:10 UTC to conclude a 3,136-orbit, 196-day 17-hour mission to the International Space Station
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Two International Space Station crew members bound for home departed the orbiting laboratory on Friday to set sail on their return to Earth after over 196 days in orbit.
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A two-man crew is gearing up for their return to Earth after spending 197 days in space, making over 3,000 orbits around the planet. Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet are set for an early evening landing in south-central Kazakhstan on Friday
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Three new arrivals pulled into port at their Orbital Home for the next half year Saturday night, marking the start of a very busy mission filled with a packed science schedule, plenty of visiting vehicle moves and a series of spacewalks that will outfit the International Space Station to head into its next decade of operations.
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Three crew members from Russia, France, and the U.S. departed Earth Thursday night to head off on a half-year mission living and working aboard the International Space Station to participate in world-class science and outfitting of the Station for continued operations into the next decade.
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Temperatures were well below zero Celsius when Soyuz rumbled to life and lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 20:20 UTC on November 17, 2016, carrying into orbit a crew from Russia, France and the U.S. on a half-year mission living and working aboard the International Space Station.
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Temperatures were well below zero Celsius when Soyuz rumbled to life and lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 20:20 UTC on November 17, 2016, carrying into orbit a crew from Russia, France and the U.S. on a half-year mission living and working aboard the International Space Station.
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Russia’s Soyuz rocket stood under a Supermoon Monday night after rolling out to its historic Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site early in the day to enter the final days of its countdown to launch a crew of three to the International Space Station later this week.
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A Soyuz FG rocket is rolled out to the launch pad at Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome to enter the final preparatory steps for a November 17, 2016 liftoff with the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft with three International Space Station crew members.
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A Soyuz FG rocket is rolled out to the launch pad at Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome to enter the final preparatory steps for a November 17, 2016 liftoff with the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft with three International Space Station crew members.
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Engineers assemble the Soyuz FG rocket set to launch the Expedition 50/51 crew members into orbit aboard their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft, heading off on a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
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Engineers assemble the Soyuz FG rocket set to launch the Expedition 50/51 crew members into orbit aboard their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft, heading off on a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
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The three Soyuz MS-03 crew members – Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson and Thomas Pesquet – complete final preparations for liftoff at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, going through fit checks of their Launch and Entry Suits, inspecting their spacecraft, and familiarizing themselves with equipment while also participating in traditional pre-launch ceremonies.
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The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft (No. 733) completes final processing for liftoff with a crew of three International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 254 spacecraft processing facility.
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The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft (No. 733) completes final processing for liftoff with a crew of three International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 254 spacecraft processing facility.
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The three Soyuz MS-03 crew members go through final launch preparations and traditional ceremonies at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ahead of departing on a half-year mission to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 50/51.
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