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Tim Peake

UK Royal Mail Honours Astronaut returning Home After 186 Days in Space

The British Royal Mail has issued a limited edition postmark that reads "Welcome Home Tim Peake," in honor of British astronaut Timothy Peak, who was on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Principia Space Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that took off in December last year from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and landed back on Earth on June 18, 2016.

The ISS Progress 59 cargo ship is seen here on the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. It will launch at 3:09 a.m. EDT on Apr. 28 to carry more than three tons of supplies to the ISS.

Russian Cargo Ship Loses Communications, Arrival to Space Station Delayed

After the launch of a Russian cargo ship today which is slated to arrive at the ISS after six hours, failure to deploy antennas and other technical glitches now delayed its arrival.

Three more astronauts now at the ISS

Three More Astronauts Arrive at the International Space Station

Among them is Italy's first woman astronaut.

Samantha Cristoforetti, Italy's first woman astronaut

New ISS Crew Arrives at Space Station with First Female Italian Astronaut

A new crew has blasted off to the ISS along with the first Italian woman astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti.

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