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NASA and SpaceX, the private rocket company of Elon Musk, launched four more astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station late on Wednesday, including a veteran spacewalker and two younger crewmates chosen to join NASA's forthcoming lunar missions. The SpaceX-built launch vehicle, consisting of a Crew Dragon capsule perched atop a two-stage Falcon…

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Just a day after the landing of Crew-2, SpaceX Crew-3 is expected to launch – today! This event is set to take place at 9:03 p.m. EST, on November 10, 2021. The launch will be broadcast live VIA YouTube, which we’ll also have embedded here, in the article below. The…

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Home News Spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After six months in space, SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth late Monday (Nov. 8), splashing down off the Florida coast to end the private company's second long-duration mission.  SpaceX's Crew-2 mission for NASA splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico just…

by Jeff Foust — November 8, 2021 The Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour, with the Crew-2 astronauts on board, seen from the International Space Station shortly after undocking Nov. 8. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down late Nov. 8, returning four astronauts from the International Space…

The Dragon vehicle, dubbed Endeavour, undocked from the space station as planned shortly after 2 p.m. Eastern time Four astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station in April for a long-duration science mission began their return voyage to Earth on Monday as theirSpaceX Crew Dragon capsule separated from the…

As expected, today marks the return of NASA, ESA, and JAXA astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft, marking the end of NASA’s Crew-2 mission that launched back in late April. The SpaceX Crew-2 mission docked with the International Space Station on April 24 and, as of 2:05 PM…

Home News Spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's second long-duration astronaut mission for NASA is nearing its end after a Crew Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station today (Nov. 8). The company's Crew Dragon Endeavour, carrying the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, is making the journey back…

1of20In this photo provided by NASA, from left to right, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gesture inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the…