Andreas Mogensen He was impressed with how smooth the landing was. The first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut (and the first non-American) to pilot a U.S. commercial crewed spacecraft, Mogensen and the SpaceX Crew-7 crew returned to Earth after a 197-day stay aboard the International Space Station. (ISS) on March 12. Speaking at his crew’s… Read More »
After a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station, a three-person female crew returned to Earth early Tuesday, hurtling like a blazing meteor through America’s heartland as their Crew Dragon capsule touched down in the Gulf of Mexico. vault. Suspended under four large parachutes, Crew Dragon “Endurance” touched down at a jogging pace south of… Read More »
A SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship carrying four long-term crew members departed the International Space Station on Monday, setting the stage for reentry and landing early Tuesday to complete a 199-day mission. NASA commander Jasmine MoghbeliEuropean Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensenjapanese pilot Satoshi Furukawa and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov The two spacecraft departed the upper… Read More »
Three NASA astronauts and their Russian cosmonaut teammates flew to Kennedy Space Center on Sunday to prepare for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Friday, kicking off a planned six-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station. Crew 8 commander flies from Johnson Space Center in Houston Matthew Dominickco-pilot Michael Barratt, Jeanette… Read More »
Twenty-five years ago, Bob Cabana was at the rear flight deck controls of the space shuttle Endeavor when he fired the orbiter’s thrusters to attach a U.S.-built node to a Russian module in Earth orbit. The explosion closed the short distance between “Unity” and “Zarya”, giving birth to the International Space Station (ISS). “I can’t… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. To say that space is a harsh environment would be an understatement. A toolbox escaped from NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara during a recent spacewalk outside the International… Read More »