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• 32:00

  Progress 96 Launch: Soyuz 2.1b Sends 2.8 Tons to the ISS

  NASA's live coverage follows the launch of the uncrewed Progress 96 cargo craft on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from Baikonur, carrying 2.8 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 75 crew.

  Published 16 Sep 2026

• 52:21

  Progress 96 Docks to Poisk After a 3-Day, 49-Orbit Chase

  NASA's live coverage follows the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo ship through its final approach and automated docking to the Poisk module of the International Space Station.

  Published 19 Sep 2026

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• 28:26

  ISS Story: From Zarya’s 1998 Launch to Planned De-Orbit

  A DW documentary on the International Space Station, whose first module, Zarya, was launched on a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998.

  Published 7 May 2024

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• 19:15

  Mir Space Station: Building and Ending a 15-Year Orbital Outpost

  A history of the Mir space station, whose core module launched on a Proton-K from Baikonur on 19 February 1986.

  Published 1 Nov 2021

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• Salyut 1: How the First Space Station Was Built From Almaz

  Scott Manley marks 50 years since Salyut 1, the first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.

  Published 18 May 2021

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• 32:29

  How the ISS Will Be Destroyed at Point Nemo in 2030

  The B1M explains how the International Space Station was built from Zarya in 1998 onward and why it is planned to be brought down in 2030 by a specially modified SpaceX Dragon, ending in the ocean…

  Published 26 Mar 2025

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• 21:06

  Mir in 1997: Fire, a Failed Docking System and a Progress Collision

  A documentary-style account of the Mir space station, from its 1986 core module launch to the troubled year 1997.

  Published 23 Jun 2021

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• 50:54

  Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

  ESA's documentary traces Galileo and EGNOS from the 1990s, when Europe sought independence from GPS, through the GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B test satellites and the first operational launches.

  Published 15 Oct 2026