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  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Falcon Heavy
  • [ April 26, 2026 ] SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year Falcon 9
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  • [ April 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force Falcon 9
  • [ April 20, 2026 ] Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit New Glenn

Video: Next International Space Station crew in Star City

February 28, 2016 Justin Ray

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skriprochka and Alexey Ovchinin finish their training in Star City in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station on March 18.

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket
    April 27, 2026
  • SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year
    April 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    April 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
    April 21, 2026
  • Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
    April 20, 2026
  • Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster
    April 19, 2026
  • SpaceX makes 600th Falcon booster landing during West Coast Starlink mission
    April 18, 2026
  • Blue Origin hot fires its first previously flown booster, prepares for weekend launch
    April 16, 2026
  • Blue Origin one step closer to launching New Glenn from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    April 15, 2026
  • West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9 mission launches 25 Starlink satellites
    April 15, 2026
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