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Privately funded crew returns to Earth in SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after commercial space station visit

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

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Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, wrapping up a private mission and catching a ride home with SpaceX. Their capsule undocked from the orbiting lab and aimed for a splashdown the next morning in the Pacific off the Southern California coast.

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Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary return with NASA veteran from space station

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary returning from their countries' first ISS mission.

The handshake in orbit that made the International Space Station possible

In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission gears up for space station research

A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition ...

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Sierra Space, Mitsubishi to build spacecraft parts for International Space Station

Sierra Space Corp. has won a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to build components for spacecraft docking on the International Space Station.

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UP space technology completes successful tests

The full-sized Responsive Engaging Arms for Captive Care and Handling End Effector can capture objects from the size of a basketball (~250mm) to objects with a diameter roughly that of a 3-point line ...