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Over 250 participants from eight countries to practice Mars space mission at Skolkovo

Japan launches MMX probe to become first to collect soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos

Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off for ISS from Florida spaceport

Russia’s Apophis mission to help shed light on asteroid’s origin — Moscow University

China successfully launches 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites

The launch took place aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket from the commercial launch site at the Wenchang Space Launch Site

Crew Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth

The spacecraft splashed down off the coast of California at 08:34 local time

Cargo Dragon spacecraft to launch to ISS no earlier than October 13 — NASA

The spacecraft will deliver more than 2.8 tons of cargo to the ISS, including materials for studying the effects of microgravity on the growth and function of three-dimensional heart tissue models

Kyrgyzstan sends its first satellite into space

The launch was performed from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and involved a Falcon 9 carrier rocket by SpaceX

Crew-13 mission, including Russian cosmonaut, enters ISS

Sergey Teteryatnikov thanked NASA, SpaceX and Roscosmos for the opportunity

Crew Dragon spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut on board docks with ISS

The flight to the orbital station took seven hours and 55 minutes, which makes it the fastest journey to the ISS in the history of manned spaceflights

Crewed Starliner flight planned by 2028 — NASA

Administrator Jared Isaacman says that NASA also plans to conduct an uncrewed Starliner flight to the ISS in 2027

Starship explodes immediately after splashdown — TV

SpaceX told ABC that the explosion occurred because the spacecraft is not designed to land in cold water

Crew-14 mission that includes Russian cosmonaut due in 2027 — NASA

The mission also comprises astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Crew-13 mission comprising Russian cosmonaut Teteryatnikov due in early October — NASA

The launch was initially scheduled for September 12 but was postponed to address an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system