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Video: Change of command aboard International Space Station

February 29, 2016 Justin Ray

With his year in orbit at an end, Expedition 46 commander Scott Kelly hands command of the International Space Station to Expedition 47 commander Tim Kopra.

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Live coverage: Fresh crew docks at space station

December 16, 2017 Stephen Clark

Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA flight engineer Scott Tingle and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai docked with the International Space Station Tuesday at 3:39 a.m. EST (0839 GMT), two days after blastoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship

February 19, 2020 Stephen Clark

Powered by two Russian-made RD-181 main engines, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket fired into a mostly sunny sky Saturday afternoon over Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying nearly 7,500 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station.

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Antares launch timeline on the NG-12 mission

November 2, 2019 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Saturday to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.

News Headlines

  • Window for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
    August 10, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Tuesday noontime Starlink mission following Monday scrub
    August 10, 2026
  • SpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission
    August 8, 2026
  • Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion
    August 6, 2026
  • NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
    August 6, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    August 5, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    August 4, 2026
  • SpaceX launches classified payload for National Reconnaissance Office
    July 29, 2026
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from West Coast
    July 25, 2026
  • Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight
    July 25, 2026
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