Next ISS Expedition begins with Picture-Perfect Soyuz Launch

October 19, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 1606 Views

Russia’s trusted Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, carrying into orbit the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft with three Russian-American crew members to begin a four-and-a-half space flight as part of International Space Station Expedition 49/50.

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Re-Engined Antares Rocket aces Return to Flight Mission, lifts Cygnus Cargo Craft to Orbit

October 18, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 1656 Views Cygnus OA-5, Wallops

Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket made a triumphant return on Monday, rumbling into the night skies over Wallops Island to lift the Cygnus OA-5 cargo spacecraft into orbit to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.