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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-13
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April 4, 2025, 1:02 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Apr 07, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-11
Low Earth Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Apr 08, 2025
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27
Low Earth Orbit Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Jonathan "Jonny" Kim.
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Spacecraft Landing
April 04, 2025
Fram2 Crew Dragon Splashdown
Pacific OceanThe Crew Dragon for Fram2 will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing its crew back to Earth after spending 4 days in orbit.
Docking
April 08, 2025
Soyuz MS-27 Docking
International Space StationThe Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.
Hatch Opening
April 08, 2025
Soyuz MS-27 Hatch Opening
International Space StationCoverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-27 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 72 crew
Change of Command
April 18, 2025
ISS Expedition 72-73 Change of Command Ceremony
International Space StationROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, Expedition 72 commander, will hand over the International Space Station command to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi who will become commander of Expedition 73.
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