SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to station
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to station

India TV News  

A Russian cosmonaut who caught a US lift to the International Space Station arrived at her new home Thursday for a five-month stay, accompanied by a Japanese astronaut and two from NASA, including the first Native American woman in space. It was the first time in 20 years that a Russian hitched a ride from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the result of a new agreement reached despite friction over the war in Ukraine. Riding along with Kikina: Marine Col Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes in California, Navy Capt Josh Cassada and Japan's Koichi Wakata, the only experienced space flier of the bunch with five missions. Until Elon Musk's SpaceX started launching astronauts two years ago, NASA was forced to spend tens of millions of dollars every time an astronaut flew up on a Soyuz.

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A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia’s Oleg Novitsky, NASA’s Loral O’Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 12:17 p.m. Kazakh time. O’Hara arrived …

SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

The Hindu  

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended months long stay. Also riding the Dragon capsule that's due at the space station on Friday: NASA’s Stephen Bowen, a retired Navy submariner who logged three space shuttle flights, and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a …

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay. Also riding the Dragon capsule that’s due at the space station on Friday: NASA’s Stephen Bowen, a retired Navy submariner who logged three space shuttle flights, and Warren …

SpaceX set to launch next International Space Station crew for NASA
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX set to launch next International Space Station crew for NASA

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was set to launch early on Monday the International Space Station's next long-duration team into orbit, with an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates and a Russian cosmonaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. The four-member crew should reach the International Space Station about 25 hours later, on Tuesday morning, to begin a six-month …

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

The Hindu  

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian departed the International Space Station, their residence since April. It carried NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica …

Astronauts ferried back to Earth by SpaceX after a six month long mission
2 years, 2 months ago

Astronauts ferried back to Earth by SpaceX after a six month long mission

India TV News  

Highlights The astronauts said they couldn’t wait to have a cold drink with ice, eat some pizza and ice cream Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming Remaining aboard the space station are three Americans, three Russians and one Japanese Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with …

SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to International Space Station
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to International Space Station

The Hindu  

A Russian cosmonaut who caught a U.S. lift to the International Space Station arrived at her new home on Thursday for a five-month stay, accompanied by a Japanese astronaut and two from NASA, including the first Native American woman in space. It was the first time in 20 years that a Russian hitched a ride from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, …

Russian cosmonaut on ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian cosmonaut on ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was due to launch the next long-duration crew of the International Space Station into orbit on Wednesday, with a Russian cosmonaut hitching a ride with two Americans and a Japanese astronaut as part of the mission. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Endurance, was …

Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch
2 years, 3 months ago

Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. Under this cash-free barter, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly SpaceX to the space station from Florida in less than two weeks. NASA astronauts routinely launched on Russian Soyuz rockets — for tens of millions of dollars apiece — until SpaceX started …

SpaceX capsule carrying latest astronaut crew docks with ISS
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX capsule carrying latest astronaut crew docks with ISS

Al Jazeera  

Team will replace four astronauts leaving in early May, with Italian Samantha Cristoforetti set to become the first European woman to assume command of the space station. The fully automated docking took place at about 7:37pm local Florida time while the Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Freedom, and the space station were flying about 420km above the central Pacific Ocean, according …

SpaceX launches 4 NASA astronauts, including first Black woman on long-term flight
2 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 NASA astronauts, including first Black woman on long-term flight

LA Times  

SpaceX launched four NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday, including the first Black woman on a long-term flight. “This is one of the most diversified, I think, crews that we’ve had in a really, really long time,” Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said on the eve of launch. Watkins, a geologist who is on NASA’s …

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching
4 years, 1 month ago

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more fun than NASA’s shuttles or Russian flights. SpaceX delivered its second crew of astronauts to the International Space Station late Monday night, just 27 hours after …

Trio of astronauts in fast-track mission to ISS
4 years, 2 months ago

Trio of astronauts in fast-track mission to ISS

Daily Mail  

Three astronauts aboard a Russian capsule have successfully docked at the International Space Station just three hours after launching from the Earth. NASA's Kate Rubins and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled at 10.45am local time on the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket. Russian Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Soyuz MS-17 manned spacecraft …

Soyuz launch: NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonauts launch to the International Space Station
4 years, 2 months ago

Soyuz launch: NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonauts launch to the International Space Station

CNN  

CNN — Just a few weeks ahead of the 20th anniversary of a continuous human presence in space, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov launched for a stay on the International Space Station. NASA The trio’s Soyuz capsule docked with the space station at 4:48 a.m. An “ultrafast” rendezvous system helped deliver the crew …

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