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Progress MS-09

Mission Reports

Departing crew snaps spectacular photo survey of space station’s exterior

November 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

A three-man crew that departed the International Space Station on Oct. 4 flew their Soyuz spaceship into position to take spectacular photos of the orbiting research complex as officials prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first element’s launch.

Mission Reports

Relive the Progress MS-09 freighter’s expedited journey to space station

July 11, 2018 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Progress MS-09 cargo craft made a 3-hour, 40-minute trip from a launch pad in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station on Monday, setting a record for the quickest journey to the orbiting research laboratory. Look back on the mission’s predawn launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and radar-guided docking at the space station with these images and videos.

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Progress freighter completes fastest-ever trip to International Space Station

July 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Russian Progress resupply and refueling craft launched Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, riding a Soyuz booster into orbit on a perfectly-timed departure that set the stage for an on-target docking with the International Space Station less than four hours later.

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Russian cargo ship to try fast-track rendezvous with space station

July 7, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Russian Soyuz rocket and Progress resupply freighter are set for liftoff Monday on an accelerated, less-than-four-hour rendezvous with the International Space Station after last-minute launch scrubs prevented two similar fast-track approach attempts in recent months.

News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch will send 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025
    August 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit
    August 29, 2025
  • NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts
    August 29, 2025
  • SpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster
    August 27, 2025
  • SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on a drone ship
    August 27, 2025
  • SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight
    August 27, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    August 27, 2025
  • Launch preview: SpaceX tries for third time to launch Starship Flight 10 from Starbase, Texas
    August 26, 2025
  • SpaceX launches Luxembourg’s NAOS, 7 other rideshare satellites from California
    August 26, 2025
  • Poor weather delays Starship Flight 10 to Tuesday
    August 25, 2025
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