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Live coverage: 400th Proton rocket takes off with Russian satellite

December 14, 2014 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an International Launch Services Proton rocket with the Yamal 401 communications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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A commercial Dragon cargo capsule wrapped up a four-week stay at the International Space Station on Monday with a departure from the complex at 12:01 p.m. EDT (1601 GMT). The spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 5:48 p.m. EDT (2148 GMT) with several tons of research specimens and equipment.

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Live coverage: Contact lost with Japanese moon lander

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Russian supply ship poised for launch Wednesday

October 28, 2014 Stephen Clark

Continuing a busy week of comings and goings at the International Space Station, a Russian Progress supply ship is set for liftoff at 0709 GMT (3:09 a.m. EDT) Wednesday from Kazakhstan with nearly 5,200 pounds of food, fuel and supplies for the six-person crew on the International Space Station.

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  • Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972
    April 1, 2026
  • Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast
    March 26, 2026
  • NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base
    March 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 22, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    March 20, 2026
  • NASA returns its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2
    March 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 18, 2026
  • Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning
    March 16, 2026
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