NASA is shifting two female astronauts, including the commander, to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s next crew rotation flight, freeing up two seats for the agency’s Starliner astronauts to head home next February. Rookie Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and veteran Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew Dragon ferry ship carrying crewmate… 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 »