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Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission
The International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary are headed back to Earth. Their SpaceX ...
Spaceflight ends with splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX ...
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Private Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video)
Grace docked to the ISS with the Ax-4 crew aboard on June 26. Their mission, Axiom's fourth to the space station, is an ...
A Handshake in Orbit 50 Years Ago Transformed the Space Race
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human ...
Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
At these distances, the satellites remain within Earth’s protective magnetic shield and can reliably measure the planet’s response to space weather conditions. However, to more directly study incoming ...
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4 astronauts splashdown on SpaceX capsule to end Axiom Space's private Ax-4 mission
The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and ...