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Five astronauts leave space station for trip back to Earth
After nearly five months onboard the International Space Station, an international crew of five astronauts began their descent back down to Earth on a SpaceX capsule Friday. The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT on Friday.
NASA's Crew-10 astronauts undock, begin return journey to earth on SpaceX Dragon
The crew had launched to the ISS on March 14 in a routine mission replacing the Crew-9 team, which included NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who remained on the station after arriving via Boeing's Starliner capsule.
NASA, SpaceX set to bring Crew-10 back to Earth
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-10 mission are set to climb aboard the Crew Dragon Endurance and depart the International Space Station on Friday evening for an overnight trip back to Earth.
NASA Crew-10 Astronauts Depart Space Station After Five-Month Mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four astronauts from NASA's Crew-10 mission departed the International Space Station on Friday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for a splashdown off the U.S. West Coast on Saturday morning after a five-month crew rotation mission at the orbiting lab.
NASA cuts 2 astronauts from SpaceX Crew-9 mission to make room for Boeing Starliner crew
NASA's Crew-9 mission now has only 2 astronauts instead of 4. The last-minute change gives room to return 2 astronauts on the ISS who needed a new ride home.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Bids Farewell To ISS In Change Of Command Ceremony
NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander; and Nichole Ayers, pilot; along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are preparing to head back to Earth.

What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a ...

NASA warns! Two giant asteroids, one over 300 feet to make close Earth flybys on August 8, 2025; are we really at risk

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Flawed Tests on Earth May Explain Why NASA’s Rovers Get Stuck on Mars

A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...
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NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope gets look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. How big is it?

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got an up-close look at a headline-grabbing object known as 3I/ATLAS that has wandered into Earth's cosmic neighborhood.

NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
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NASA's Largest Interplanetary Probe Uses Mars for Target Practice En Route to Jupiter Moon

American space agency NASA says it used the gravity assist maneuver the Europa Clipper conducted back in March to test the ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell dies: About 'Apollo 13' film with Tom Hanks, true story of NASA mission

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.