Astronaut looks forward to home after record 371-day stay in space
Frank Rubio and two cosmonaut crewmates return to Earth next Wednesday to wrap up a U.S. record 371-day stay in orbit.
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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 is replacing another Soyuz crew, including NASA's Frank Rubio, who's wrapping up a record 371-day stay in space.
Loral O'Hara will spend six months aboard the space station; two Russian crewmates plan to stay a full year.
Frank Rubio moved past NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei's 355-day record on the way to spending more than a full year in space.
The Crew Dragon put on a spectacular show as it descended across Florida in a blaze of super-heated plasma.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying a four-man crew headed home in the final chapter of a long-duration station stay.
The Crew Dragon arrival briefly boosts the space station crew to 11 in the first of two crew rotation flights.
The Crew Dragon fliers are replacing four other station crew members who are wrapping up a six-month stay.
Running a day late, the four person crew plans to dock at the International Space Station early Sunday.
NASA and SpaceX will make another attempt to launch four fresh crew members to the space station Saturday morning.
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlinks and readies a Crew Dragon flight to the space station while Russia launches its Progress supply ship.
Representing the United States, Europe, Japan and Russia, the four Crew-7 fliers plan to spend six months aboard the space station.
The solar array upgrade is needed to offset age-related degradation and to provide more power for expanding commercial operations.
The new roll-out blankets offset age-related degradation to the station's original arrays.
The Dragon carries needed crew supplies and equipment, along with two roll-out solar array blankets.
In an interview with CBS News, Peggy Whitson discusses her commercial visit to the International Space Station.
The Ax-2 private astronaut mission, two cargo launches and multiple spacewalks highlight a busy early summer aboard space station.
During an eight-day visit, the Ax-2 crew will carry out 20 experiments and participate in STEM events across Saudi Arabia.
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.
The spacecraft delivered more than 3 tons of equipment and supplies, including fresh fruit for the space station crew.
The Cargo Dragon launching came just three days after SpaceX brought four station crew members back to Earth.
Streaking through the night sky like a brilliant meteor, the Crew Dragon capsule safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
The rescheduled launch of a four-man crew kicks off a 24-hour rendezvous with the space station.