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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

Blue Origin launches 6 more passengers to the edge of space and back

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Blue Origin launches 6 more passengers to the edge of space and back

Blue Origin launched six astrotourists to the edge of space and back Sunday, a 10-minute ride marking the Jeff Bezos-owned company’s 13th passenger flight out of the discernible atmosphere. The New Shepard capsule’s stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue … Read more

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures images of what’s believed to be newly discovered exoplanet

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures images of what's believed to be newly discovered exoplanet

Webb Telescope captures images of exoplanet Images of newly discovered exoplanet captured by James Webb Telescope 00:25 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured evidence of a planet beyond the solar system for the first time since its launch in 2021.  The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b and … 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