Russian Soyuz brings three home after 8 months at space station
The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
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The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew 9 mission takes off on Sept. 24.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The Starliner and its two-person crew are now expected to land at White Sands, New Mexico, on June 26.
The planned piloted launch of Boeing's long-delayed Starliner crew ferry ship was called off with less than two hours to go before liftoff.
The flight marks the third commercial space station visit funded by Houston-based Axiom Space, and the first with an all-European crew.
A guidance system problem during final approach prompted two space station cosmonauts to take over by remote control.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
Frank Rubio and two cosmonaut crewmates return to Earth next Wednesday to wrap up a U.S. record 371-day stay in orbit.
The Crew Dragon arrival briefly boosts the space station crew to 11 in the first of two crew rotation flights.
NASA and SpaceX will make another attempt to launch four fresh crew members to the space station Saturday morning.
The solar array upgrade is needed to offset age-related degradation and to provide more power for expanding commercial operations.
The crew includes a legendary retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts — the first people from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit the space station.
Astronauts prepare ISS for upgraded solar panels on spacewalk.
The Cargo Dragon launching came just three days after SpaceX brought four station crew members back to Earth.
The Crew Dragon delivered a three-country, four-man crew for a six-month stay. They'll replace four other station crew members who plan to return to Earth around March 9.
The four Crew Dragon fliers will replace another crew that will be wrapping up a 154-day stay in orbit.
An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.
It's not yet known what caused the leak, or whether the Soyuz is still flight worthy.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
