Expedition 55 – Page 3 – Spaceflight Now

June 6, 2023

Breaking News

[ June 6, 2023 ] Cargo Dragon docks at space station Mission Reports
[ June 5, 2023 ] SpaceX launch sends upgraded solar arrays to International Space Station Falcon 9
[ June 4, 2023 ] More second-gen Starlink satellites launch on Falcon 9 rocket Falcon 9
[ June 3, 2023 ] Shenzhou crew capsule brings home three Chinese astronauts Mission Reports
[ June 3, 2023 ] Live coverage: Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth Mission Reports

NASA assigns astronauts to future space station missions

March 29, 2017 Stephen Clark

NASA has announced that veteran astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold will launch on nearly six-month expeditions aboard the International Space Station starting in September and in March 2018, filling seats aboard Russian Soyuz spaceships recently acquired in a commercial arrangement with Boeing.

First German commander among astronauts named for station flights

May 18, 2016 Stephen Clark

International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut to fly a long-duration residency on the complex.