Everything you need to know about the Soyuz MS-26 mission return to Earth!
Commander: Alexey Ovchinin (Roscosmos)
Flight Engineer 1: Ivan Vagner (Roscosmos)
Flight Engineer 2: Donald Pettit (NASA)
Spacecraft: Soyuz MS-26
Landing site: Steppe of Kazakhstan
Undocking: April 19
17:57 EDT
21:57 UTC
23:57 CET
00:57 MSK (April 20)
3:27 IST (April 20)
6:57 JST (April 20)
Landing date: April 20
1:17 UTC
3:17 CET
4:17 MSK
6:47 IST
10:11 JST
21:17 EDT (April 19)
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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After 286 Days Due to Boeing Starliner Malfunction
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More: https://hype.aero/coverage/human-spaceflight-space-stations/?story=a1ebc69c-7656-4a74-b232-db3e821cf8bd
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NASA and Roscosmos Extend ISS Seat Barter Agreement to 2027
- By Jeff Foust
https://spacenews.com/nasa-extends-seat-barter-agreement-with-roscosmos-into-2027/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/nasa/?story=3e12e6a1-8438-472f-83d2-9cbc9d14174b
#soyuz #iss #spacestation #nasa #space
Really epic image featured on @apod today!
Captured by AJ Smadi from Washington (state), in daytime skies (11:57am) on April 5th — the image shows ISS and the crescent of Venus.
The planning this would have taken to get right — very nice work!
(I annotated the rough distances)
China to Train and Fly First Pakistani Astronaut to Tiangong Space Station
- By Julian Dossett
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/china-and-pakistan-agree-to-fly-1st-foreign-astronaut-to-chinese-space-station
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/human-spaceflight-space-stations/?story=18d70127-4ab2-480a-8789-839df5d8a7df
#spacestation #space
Space Station Flight Was 'Wilder' Than We Thought
#HackerNews #SpaceStation #Flight #Wilder #SpaceExploration #NASA #ScienceNews
Vast Space Secures International Payload Customers for Haven-1 Station
- By Irene Klotz
https://aviationweek.com/space/startup-vast-signs-three-customers-private-space-station
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/commercial-space-industry-new-space/?story=5b223cfb-a855-405b-a70e-3b7da9f552ed
#spacestation #space
Sierra Space and Honda's ISS Fuel Cell Experiment Advances Lunar Energy Goals
- By Guy Norris
https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/sierra-space-honda-team-space-power-system-tests
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/human-spaceflight-space-stations/?story=ae487497-befd-4a6c-ac44-8ac23b82b36a
#spacestation #iss #space
Sierra Space and Honda Collaborate on ISS Fuel Cell Experiment
- By Guy Norris
https://aviationweek.com/shows-events/space-symposium/sierra-space-honda-team-space-power-system-tests
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/nasa/?story=5648eb01-2fc3-4c82-9c5f-e2b31c112039
#spacestation #iss #space
NASA Invites Private Astronaut Missions to International Space Station
- By Mark Carreau
https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-seeks-space-station-private-astronaut-mission-proposals
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/commercial-space-industry-new-space/?story=dedf481f-0e3b-470f-9c26-c8eed2112d78
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Quite the read about Starliner's maiden trip to the #iss
NASA Assigns Medical Physicist Chris Williams to First ISS Mission
- By Mark Carreau
https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-astronaut-medical-physicist-assigned-first-space-mission
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/human-spaceflight-space-stations/?story=22c82f6b-81cb-441b-ac14-1975041a8f1d
#iss #nasa #spacestation #space
NASA Seeks Proposals for New Private Astronaut Missions to ISS
- By Jack Daleo
https://www.flyingmag.com/nasa-seeks-proposals-for-more-private-astronaut-missions/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/nasa/?story=684070ea-7d01-4440-ae18-4133cb2de505
#iss #nasa #spacestation #space
Vast to Test Haven-1 Space Station at NASA Facility
- By Jeff Foust
https://spacenews.com/vast-signs-agreement-to-test-haven-1-at-nasa-facility/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/commercial-space-industry-new-space/?story=4ac6e3ac-9d3f-42bd-b9d9-9a2b06c9eba5
#nasa #spacestation #space
Biotech's Role in Human Survival for Long-Duration Space Missions
- By Natasha Nicholson
https://spacenews.com/biotech-is-the-launchpad-for-human-survival-in-space/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/space-exploration-science-missions/?story=f1769fcc-e0fc-4632-8716-08d1e72dad2b
#nasa #spacestation #spacex #space
Starliner Faces Technical Hurdles on ISS Mission
- By Eric Berger
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/boeing/?story=3bb524b4-89ec-475c-9a63-8d278087cf3e
#starliner #spacestation #space
A while back (around seven months ago) I posted an image of ISS (first image), but captured FROM ABOVE (higher orbit). This is the work of Aussie company HEO!
This type of work is really fascinating as things (like satellites) are all moving at high velocities up there (28,000 km/h) - so other things (like other satellites or space stations) zip past quickly. You would then need to 'de-zip' the object to make a crisp clear image.
Well, they've done it again.
This time, imaging the Chinese Space Station (second image) from a distance of 83 kilometres (resolution of 0.17 m/px) 
This is really cool stuff. I promise.
BlackSky / HEO
Gravitics Secures Space Force Contract for Orbital Carrier Development
- By Jeff Foust
https://spacenews.com/gravitics-wins-spacewerx-award-for-tactically-responsive-space-system/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/space-force/?story=7375bb61-1843-42f1-b0ce-a660245e09f2
#spaceforce #spacestation #space
ICYMI: Astronauts Return Home After Extended Nine-Month Mission on International Space Station https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/astronauts-return-home-after-extended.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #NASA #SpaceStation #Astronauts #SpaceExploration #CrewDragon
