30 May 2020
An historic day for US spaceflight as Crew Dragon launches successfully
... also seen the US space agency pay the Russian government more than $90.2 million for a single seat on a Soyuz spacecraft, is however still in place for at least the remainder of the year and until commercial crew capabilities...
23 September 2020
Third move for the ISS this year to avoid space debris
... service module. The Expedition 63 crew members – Chris Cassidy, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner – relocated to their Soyuz spacecraft until the debris had passed so they could evacuate if necessary, a safety measure that was taken...
10 March 2021
Russia and China agree to build joint international lunar base
... monopoly for crewed flights to the International Space Station (ISS) last year. After nearly a decade of relying on Soyuz seats to get its astronauts into space, the US space agency is now able to transport its crew via...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... earth orbit (LEO). This ground-breaking mission will launch Saturday, 20 March from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services and will be operated from the UK at the Satellite Applications Catapult at Harwell Campus...
