Four space station crewmates, one ailing, begin emergency return flight

A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts aboard.

NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

Four Artemis II astronauts plan to fly around the moon and back next month, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.

Piece by piece, SpaceX preps first Starship flight from Space Coast

SpaceX is making steady progress toward building out the pad at NASA’s Cape Canaveral site in Florida for the first Starship launch from the Space Coast. On Tuesday, SpaceX installed the Ship Quick Disconnect (QD) arm on the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A).

How did first wheelchair user in space do it? Flight inspires in NJ

Michaela Benthaus blasted into space on a Blue Origin rocket last month. When she pitched the idea, 'nobody took it seriously.'

Astronauts begin early return flight from space station with ailing crew member

A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an unspecified serious

Astronauts splash down after cutting space station mission short due to a medical issue

The crew member of concern is doing fine,” NASA said after their return early Thursday, the first time in the space station’s 25-year history that a crew returned home early because of a medical concern.

Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launch pad in preparation for astronaut flight

First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in February
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