Space missions 2022 - Highlights

Dec 13, 2022

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NASA Astronaut and Commander Nicole Mann walks out with the rest of NASA s fifth crew on the day of the launch at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The Crew Dragon will be carrying NASA Astronaut and Commander Nicole Mann, and and astronauts, Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off at NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:00 p.m. EDT. 1 KSP202210059004 PATxBENIC
Kasachstan, Landung der Sojus MS 21 Kapsel Russia Space 8286235 29.09.2022 In this handout photo released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft with members of the main crew of the 67th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) on board, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Sergei Korsakov and Denis Matveev, lands in the area of the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use. Roscosmos Moscow region Kazakhstan Copyright: xx
Kazakhstan Russia Space 8279673 21.09.2022 The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Maksim Blinov Sputnik Baikonur Kazakhstan Copyright: xMaksimxBlinovx
Kazakhstan Russia Space 8279423 21.09.2022 The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Alexandr Kryazhev POOL Russia Copyright: xAlexandrxKryazhevx
September 12, 2022, International Space Station, EARTH ORBIT: European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti waves from inside the cupola onboard the International Space Station, September 12, 2022 in Earth Orbit. International Space Station EARTH ORBIT - ZUMAp138 20220912_zaa_p138_002 Copyright: xNasaxJohnson Nasax
(220917) -- BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2022 -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 17, 2022 shows Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong (R) and Cai Xuzhe both outside conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs). China s Shenzhou-14 astronauts have completed their EVAs, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Saturday. At 1:35 p.m. (Beijing Time), Cai Xuzhe opened the hatch of Wentian s airlock cabin. By 3:33 p.m., both Cai and Chen Dong were outside. The pair returned to the lab module at 5:47 p.m. after about five hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA, which has declared the mission a complete success. During the EVAs, astronaut Liu Yang was inside the core module, supporting her crewmates. Guo Zhongzheng)
(220917) -- BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2022 -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 17, 2022 shows Shenzhou-14 astronaut Cai Xuzhe exiting the space station lab module Wentian to conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs). China s Shenzhou-14 astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong successfully exited the space station lab module Wentian on Saturday to conduct EVAs, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). ) (EyesonSci)CHINA-WENTIAN-SHENZHOU-14 ASTRONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES (CN) GuoxZhongzheng
KYZYLORDA REGION, KAZAKHSTAN - SEPTEMBER 18, 2022: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with the Tsiolkovsky Soyuz MS-22 manned spacecraft is being installed on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for September 21, 2022; Soyuz MS-22 will carry Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station. Sergei Savostyanov TASS TS142B42
KYZYLORDA REGION, KAZAKHSTAN - SEPTEMBER 18, 2022: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with the Tsiolkovsky Soyuz MS-22 manned spacecraft is being installed on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for September 21, 2022; Soyuz MS-22 will carry Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station. Sergei Savostyanov TASS TS142B40
SpaceX Starship 24 At Dawn SpaceX™s current orbital class Starship prototype is seen at dawn on September 7th, 2021 at the companies South Texas facility near Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville, Texas United States Copyright: xReginaldxMathalonex originalFilename: mathalone-notitle220907_npQbc.jpg
News Bilder des Tages NASA T-38s, a fixture of astronaut training, fly in formation above the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 25, 2022. The SLS and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission will launch no earlier than August 29, 2022. NASA WAX2022082602 NASA
Creative Highlights World August 8, 2022, International Space Station, EARTH ORBIT: Sea fog coming ashore at the Jamal Samhan Nature Reserve, August 8, 2022, near Salaleh, Oman in Earth Orbit. International Space Station EARTH ORBIT - ZUMAp138 20220808_zaa_p138_007 Copyright: xBobxHines Nasax
NASA s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft roll from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. The booster and spacecraft have been prepared for the maiden flight of the Artemis Program. The un-crewed test flight will pave the way for future crewed missions to the moon and beyond KSP20220816030 JOExMARINO
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - JUNE 30, 2022: Water landing drills take place for the ISS Expedition 70 crew at the Noginsk Rescue Centre of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. Anton Novoderezhkin TASS TS138635
June 1, 2022 - Earth Atmosphere - The ISS Progress 79 resupply ship from Roscosmos is pictured moments after undocking from the Zvezda service module s rear port competing 214 days of cargo operations at the International Space Station. Earth Atmosphere - ZUMAz03_ 20220601_ssw_z03_838 Copyright: xNASAx
Kasachstan, Start einer Sojus 2.1a Tr?gerrakete in Baikonur Kazakhstan Russia Space 8207854 03.06.2022 A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster carrying the Progress MS-20 cargo spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The rocket bears flags of the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk (LPR) People s Republics. A sign reading Donbass is applied to the second stage of the rocket. The spacecraft is to deliver 2.5 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station. Grigory Sysoev Sputnik Baikonur Kazakhstan Copyright: xGrigoryxSysoevx
Bilder des Jahres 2022, News 05 Mai News Bilder des Tages KYZYLORDA PROVINCE, KAZAKHSTAN - MAY 31, 2022: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster carrying the Progress MS-20 cargo spacecraft is installed at a launch pad of Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for June 3 at 12:33 Moscow time. The spacecraft is to deliver 2.5 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station. The rocket bears flags of the Donetsk People s Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People s Republic (LPR), a sign reading Donbass is applied to the second stage of the rocket. Best quality available. Roscosmos Press Office TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY TS133609
Bilder des Jahres 2022, News 05 Mai News Themen der Woche KW20 News Bilder des Tages May 21, 2022, International Space Station, Earth Orbit: The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft approaches to dock for the first time with the International Space Station, May 21, 2022 in Earth Orbit. International Space Station Earth Orbit - ZUMAp138 20220521_zaa_p138_009 Copyright: xEsa Nasax
Bilder des Jahres 2022, News 05 Mai News Themen der Woche KW18 News Bilder des Tages May 6, 2022, Tampa, FL, United States of America: ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer moments after splashdown in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft on the Shannon recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2022 off the coast of Tampa, Florida. The capsule carried NASA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to earth from 177-days aboard the International Space Station. Tampa United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220506_zaa_p138_015 Copyright: xAubreyxGemignani Nasax
News Themen der Woche KW18 News Bilder des Tages May 6, 2022, Tampa, FL, United States of America: The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is lifted by the SpaceX Shannon recovery ship after splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2022 off the coast of Tampa, Florida. The capsule carried NASA SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to earth from 177-days aboard the International Space Station. Tampa United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220506_zaa_p138_013 Copyright: xAubreyxGemignani Nasax
These amazing images, published Wednesday (27April2022) show NASA?s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter surveying the debris of both the parachute that helped the agency?s Perseverance rover land on Mars and the cone-shaped backshell that protected the rover in deep space and during its fiery descent toward the Martian surface on Feb. 18, 2021. Engineers with the Mars Sample Return program asked whether Ingenuity could provide this perspective. What resulted were 10 aerial colour images taken 19 April during Ingenuity?s Flight 26. NASA extended Ingenuity flight operations to perform pioneering flights such as this, said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity?s team lead at NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Every time we Copyright: xx 51463224 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is vertical with the company s Crew Dragon atop for NASA s SpaceX Crew-4 mission at Launch Pad 39A at NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 19, 2022. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watson, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, will launch aboard Dragon, named Freedom by the Crew-4 crew, atop the Falcon 9. SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 27 for Falcon 9 s launch of Crew-4, Dragon s fourth science expedition mission to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Thursd WAX2022042601 SPACEX
NASA s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars two moons, eclipsing the Sun on April 2, the 397th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds ? much shorter than a typical solar eclipse involving Earth s Moon. (Phobos is about 157 times smaller than Earth s Moon. Mars other moon, Deimos, is even smaller.) It s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the Martian surface. NASA WAX2022042001 NASA
Pictured in this image released by Roscosmos is the complete Russian segment of the International Space Station (known as the Russian Orbital Segment or ROS). After undocking from the ISS on 30 March, 2022, the crew of Soyuz MS-19 photographed the Russian segment and the ISS. Currently, the Russian segment of the ISS consists of six modules: Zarya ( also known as Functional Cargo Block, launched in 1998), Zvezda (a service module, launched in 2000), mini research modules Poisk (2009) and Rassvet (2010), the research module Nauka (2021) and the nodal module Prichal (2021). Roscosmos Press Office TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED 19 APRIL 2022 BY A THIRD PARTY; EDITORIAL USE ONLY TS12D911
News Bilder des Tages April 19, 2022, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-4 mission, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at NASA™s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA™s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is the fourth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency™s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are scheduled to launch on April 23 at 5:26 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Cente - ZUMAs152 20220419_zaa_s152_004 Copyright: xJoelxKowskyx-xNASAxviaxCNPx
Bilder des Jahres 2022, News 04 April News Themen der Woche KW15 SpaceX s Dragon spacecraft, carrying the crew of Michael López-Alegría, a retired NASA astronaut; Larry Connor, a real estate and technology entrepreneur; Mark Pathy, a Canadian businessman; and Eytan Stibbe, an Israeli entrepreneur and former fighter jet pilot, part of Axiom Space s Ax-1 mission, is pictured on approach to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule is expected to dock with the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, April 9, 2022. WAX2022041203 SPACEX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the first commercial crew of four for Axiom Space to the International Space Station from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Friday, April 8, 2022. KSP20220408015 JOExMARINO
ISS, Astronaut Matthias Maurer bei seinem Außeneinsatz an der Raumstation March 23, 2022, Earth Atmosphere: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer MATTHIAS MAURER points the camera toward himself and takes a space-selfie during a six-hour and 54-minute spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronic components on the International Space Station. Earth Atmosphere - ZUMAz03_ 20220323_ssw_z03_103 Copyright: xNASAx
ISS, Astronaut Matthias Maurer bei seinem Außeneinsatz an der Raumstation March 23, 2022, Earth Atmosphere: Astronaut Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) is pictured on the International Space Station s truss structure during a spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronics components on the orbiting lab. Earth Atmosphere - ZUMAz03_ 20220323_ssw_z03_105 Copyright: xNASAx
ISS, Astronaut Matthias Maurer bei seinem Außeneinsatz an der Raumstation March 23, 2022, Earth Atmosphere: Astronaut Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) is pictured on the International Space Station s truss structure during a spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronics components on the orbiting lab. Earth Atmosphere - ZUMAz03_ 20220323_ssw_z03_108 Copyright: xNASAx
ISS, Astronaut Matthias Maurer bei seinem Außeneinsatz an der Raumstation March 23, 2022, Earth Atmosphere: Astronaut Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) is pictured on the International Space Station s truss structure during a spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronics components on the orbiting lab. The space station was 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. Earth Atmosphere - ZUMAz03_ 20220323_ssw_z03_110 Copyright: xNASAx
Expedition 66 crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, left, cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after is landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Vande Hei and Dubrov are returning to Earth after logging 355 days in space as members of Expeditions 64-66 aboard the International Space Station. For Vande Hei, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Shkaplerov is returning after 176 days in space, serving as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 65 and commander of Expedition 66. NASA WAX2022033001 BILLxINGALLS
Kasachstan, US-Astronaut und zwei Kosmonauten, RÃ¼ckkehr von der ISS in Sojus-Kapsel KOROLEV, MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - MARCH 30, 2022: A screen shows a live broadcast of the landing of the Soyuz MS-19 crew at the Mission Control Center of the Roscosmos State Corporation. The spacecraft carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Thomas Vande Hei landed 147 km south-east of Zhezqazghan, Kazakhstan, at 14:28 Moscow time. Mikhail Japaridze TASS TS12A3AB
SpaceX Starship Plans Thwarted Again By FAA Review Delays SN16, S22, and SN15 stand at SpaceX™s South Texas build site in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 26th, 2022. Brownsville, Texas United States Copyright: xReginaldxMathalonex originalFilename: mathalone-notitle220326_np4iI.jpg
NASA s Curiosity rover has uncovered an intriguing flower formation on the surface of Mars that looks akin to an ocean coral. The microscopic view of Martian sand was taken with the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), a tool for imaging minerals, textures and structures in rocks and soil at scales smaller than the diameter of a human hair. The Curiosity team confirmed it was a diagenetic crystal cluster , that experts from NASA JPL suggest may have been formed by minerals precipitating from water. While the formation looks large in size, it is actually smaller than a penny, and consists of three-dimensional crystal clusters made from a combination of minerals. NASA scientists say it can tell them more about the structure of Martian Copyright: xx 51227128 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
News Themen der Woche KW09 KAZAKHSTAN â€“ MARCH 2, 2022: A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage carrying British OneWeb satellites is being transported from an assembling facility to a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for 5 March 2022 at 01:41 Moscow time. Roscosmos Press Office TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY TS125F2D
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 22, 2022: An employee prepares a Proton-M heavy-lift launch vehicle for departure from Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre to the Baikonur Cosmodrome as part of the joint ESA (European Space Agency) and Roscosmos mission ExoMars 2022, including also the Kazachok lander and the Rosalind Franklin rover. Mikhail Japaridze TASS TS124E8D
FEBRUARY 17, 2022: Pictured in this image is the Progress MS-19 spacecraft before it docks with the International Space Station. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket booster carrying the Progress MS-19 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 15 February 2022. Progress MS-19 has delivered 1,600 kg of dry cargo to the ISS. Roscosmos Press Office TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY TS123CDB
News Bilder des Tages A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster returns back LZ-4 landing sight sight Wednesday, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA USA. Feb 2,2022. The SpaceX launch with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government???s spy satellite agency launch at 12:27pm PST. with a successful mission. Vandenberg AFB USA - ZUMAbl1_ 20220202_zaf_bl1_035 Copyright: xGenexBlevinsx
News Bilder des Tages SpaceX Launches First Mission Of 2022 January 6, 2022 - Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States - Spectators at Canaveral National Seashore watch as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on January 6, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is carrying 49 Starlink internet satellites. Cape Canaveral, Florida Florida United States Copyright: xPaulxHennessyx originalFilename: hennessy-spacexla220106_npDr1.jpg
News Bilder des Tages China, Bilder aus dem Kontrollzentrum von Raumstation und Trägerrakete Tianzhou-2 (220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, shows the transposition test of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft using its space station s robotic arm. China successfully conducted a transposition test of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft using its space station s robotic arm Thursday morning. It was the first time that the robotic arm operated a large in-orbit spacecraft for a transfer test, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH: China completes in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station s robotic arm ) CHINA-BEIJING-TIANZHOU-2-SPACE STATION-TRANSPOSITION TEST (CN) GuoxZhongzheng

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SpaceX Starship 24 At Dawn SpaceX™s current orbital class Starship prototype is seen at dawn on September 7th, 2021 at the companies South Texas facility near Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville, Texas United States Copyright: xReginaldxMathalonex originalFilename: mathalone-notitle220907_npQbc.jpg

Creative Highlights World August 8, 2022, International Space Station, EARTH ORBIT: Sea fog coming ashore at the Jamal Samhan Nature Reserve, August 8, 2022, near Salaleh, Oman in Earth Orbit. International Space Station EARTH ORBIT - ZUMAp138 20220808_zaa_p138_007 Copyright: xBobxHines Nasax

MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - JUNE 30, 2022: Water landing drills take place for the ISS Expedition 70 crew at the Noginsk Rescue Centre of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. Anton Novoderezhkin TASS TS138635

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the first commercial crew of four for Axiom Space to the International Space Station from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Friday, April 8, 2022. KSP20220408015 JOExMARINO

SpaceX Starship Plans Thwarted Again By FAA Review Delays SN16, S22, and SN15 stand at SpaceX™s South Texas build site in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 26th, 2022. Brownsville, Texas United States Copyright: xReginaldxMathalonex originalFilename: mathalone-notitle220326_np4iI.jpg