International Space Station

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

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

America’s most experienced astronaut and three international crewmates plunged back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Tuesday, closing out a 20-day commercial flight to the International Space Station with a foggy Pacific Ocean splashdown. Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the U.S. record holder for time in space, Indian test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, … Read more

SpaceX launches Ax-4 commercial crew to space station led by Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut

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SpaceX launches Ax-4 commercial crew to space station led by Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut

Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, is leading an international crew of first-time fliers from India, Poland and Hungary on a privately-financed flight to the International Space Station — the fourth non-government mission mounted by Houston-based Axiom Space. Strapped into a new, as-yet-unnamed SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule making its maiden flight, the crew blasted off … Read more