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A three-man space crew featuring American and Japanese rookie astronauts as well as an experienced Russian cosmonaut blast off for a six-month mission at the International Space Station. IMAGES
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Hammock Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos arrive at the International Space Station. IMAGES
Two astronauts, a cosmonaut and a ball set to be used in the forthcoming football World Cup in Russia blast off for a two-day flight to the International Space Station. IMAGES
US, Italian and Russian astronauts blast off into space in a launch coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. IMAGES
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket makes a successful second attempt on Thursday, blasting off for the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space. Space has remained a rare venue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the Russian offensive in Ukraine placed them in sharp opposition. While aboard the ISS, the Crew-6 members will conduct dozens of experiments including studying how materials burn in microgravity and researching heart, brain and cartilage functions. IMAGES
A ISS-bound Soyuz rocket carrying Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergei Korsakov takes off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
The International Space Station's hatch opens for the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, welcoming four astronautsm Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn and Matthias Maurer. They are kicking off a six-month stay on the orbiting outpost. IMAGES