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NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until November

NASA announced SpaceX’s mission to take four astronauts to the International Space Station has been delayed until November. NASA is pushing the launch back to give SpaceX time to complete hardware testing and data reviews to evaluate ‘off-nominal behavior of Falcon 9 first stage engine.’ Scroll down for video NASA announced SpaceX’s mission to take four astronauts to the International …

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4 years, 3 months ago

The David And Goliath Story Playing Out In Alaska's Fisheries

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One day in April 1991, a large fishing boat sliced through the cobalt waters of the North Pacific, not far from Sitka, Alaska, on its way to the Bering Sea. “Outraged.” That is how Linda Behnken, a Sitka-based fisherman and director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, described her reaction to news of the trawler’s nets rising from the ocean …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX Dragon Capsule 'Came Alive' and 'Sounded Like a Beast' on Descent, Say Astronauts

News 18

The astronauts on SpaceXs first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule came alive and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Once we descended a little bit into the atmosphere, the Dragon really, it came alive, Behnken said from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. SpaceX …

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4 years, 4 months ago

US astronauts become the first to fly to orbit and return in commercial crew capsule by SpaceX

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The successful trip opens doors to more people flying to space, what with companies announcing plans to use Crew Dragons to send wealthy tourists to orbit. Two astronauts dropped out of orbit in what was the first water landing by NASA since 1975, when the agency’s crews were still flying in the Apollo modules used for the historic U.S. moon …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make first splashdown in 45 years

The Hindu

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived back on Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule named Endeavour, less than a day after departing the International Space …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with 2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico. Watch Video

India TV News

Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX Dragon Endeavour splashes down in Gulf of Mexico with two NASA astronauts on board

ABC

Two US astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's space ship have splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico following a two-month voyage. Key points: The landing marks a successful end to the first crewed NASA mission in nine years The astronauts were docked on the International Space Station for about two months NASA awarded nearly $US8 …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX Capsule's Successful Splash Down With NASA Astronauts Brings Cheer on Twitter

News 18

US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the capsule in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years. During reentry to Earth's atmosphere, the capsule's outer shell withstood temperatures as high …

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4 years, 4 months ago

NASA Astronauts Riding SpaceX Capsule Poised for Sunday Return

News 18

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon are heading home for a Sunday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, capping a two-month voyage in space that marked NASA’s first crewed mission from home soil in nine years. ET carrying U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley ahead of a Sunday afternoon …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule departs ISS, set for ocean splashdown

The Hindu

The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight – returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken bid farewell to the three men left behind as their SpaceX Dragon capsule undocked and headed toward a …

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4 years, 4 months ago

NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken bid farewell to the three men left behind as their SpaceX Dragon capsule undocked and …

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4 years, 4 months ago

WATCH: SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

India Today

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode the SpaceX Dragon capsule back to Earth less than a day after departing the International Space Station and two …

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4 years, 4 months ago

NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight

India Today

The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken bid farewell to the three men left behind as their SpaceX Dragon capsule undocked and headed toward a Sunday …

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4 years, 4 months ago

SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts lands in the Gulf of Mexico

LA Times

A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after more than two months at the International Space Station, drawing to a close the first mission of the privately owned craft. “The Commercial Crew program has really just proven the business model for how we go forward,” he said …

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4 years, 4 months ago

NASA astronauts emerge from SpaceX Dragon Capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico

Daily Mail

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico aboard SpaceX's Dragon capsule and have emerged from the cabin, stepping foot on Earth the first time in 63 days. The team returned to Earth following a two-month mission inside the International Space Station NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Hurricane might delay SpaceX-NASA return trip from ISS

India Today

The first US astronauts to reach the International Space Station on an American spacecraft in nearly a decade might not come home this weekend as scheduled because of Hurricane Isaias, NASA said Friday. But NASA said it was keeping a watchful eye on Hurricane Isaias -- a category one storm that battered the Bahamas Friday and was churning toward Florida …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Coming home: Astronauts face final leg of SpaceX test flight

India Today

A pair of Nasa astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken took part in a farewell ceremony Saturday at the International Space Station, several hours ahead of their planned departure on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. In launching Hurley and Behnken from Nasa's …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch

Daily Mail

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur will pilot the second Crew Dragon mission to ISS NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband Bob Behnken was one of two crew members aboard spacex's historic Crew Dragon mission in May, will pilot the commercial craft's second launch in the spring of 2021. NASA on Tuesday announced the four-member crew for the second operational SpaceX Crew …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

India TV News

Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. Making their fourth and final spacewalk in under a month, NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy whipped through a variety of maintenance tasks outside the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said once Tuesday’s spacewalk is finished, the astronauts …

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4 years, 5 months ago

NASA astronauts on historic SpaceX mission aiming for August 2 return

CNN

New York CNN Business — NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first-ever astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are aiming to return to Earth on August 2, the space agency announced Friday. The NASA astronauts have spent their days conducting space walks to upgrade the space station’s hardware as well as handling scientific experiments …

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4 years, 5 months ago

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken shares pictures of 'fireworks' from the Neowise comet

Firstpost

The Neowise comet should be visible throughout the month of July and will approach closest to the Earth around 22 July. NASA astronaut Bob Behnken posted a tweet from the International Space Station on 5 July, highlighting Neowise. Its tail is quite clearly visible from the @Space_Station!#ISS #comet #NEOWISE pic.twitter.com/FnWkCummD6 — Ivan Vagner July 4, 2020 Vagner commented on Neowise’s …

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4 years, 5 months ago

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken tweets breathtaking pictures of the ‘boundary between night and day’

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A number of the Flat Earthers took to the comment section questioning the authenticity of the photo, which shows that the Earth is round. Two breathtaking images of the boundary between night and day captured and shared by astronaut Robert Behnken are creating a buzz on social media. pic.twitter.com/Jo3tYH8s9E — Bob Behnken June 28, 2020 Since being shared the images …

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4 years, 5 months ago

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy, Bob Behnken to take part in second spacewalk at 5 pm IST today: How to watch it live

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The spacewalk is being conducted to swap out six nickel-hydrogen batteries with three lithium-ion batteries and will last six-seven hours. On 26 June, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken conducted the first of four spacewalks. pic.twitter.com/hsE0bJld5t — Chris Cassidy June 27, 2020 Yesterday @Astro_SEAL snapped this shot from our worksite on @Space_Station – @SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and @JAXA_en’s HTV …

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NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until November

The David And Goliath Story Playing Out In Alaska's Fisheries

SpaceX Dragon Capsule 'Came Alive' and 'Sounded Like a Beast' on Descent, Say Astronauts

US astronauts become the first to fly to orbit and return in commercial crew capsule by SpaceX

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make first splashdown in 45 years

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with 2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico. Watch Video

SpaceX Dragon Endeavour splashes down in Gulf of Mexico with two NASA astronauts on board

SpaceX Capsule's Successful Splash Down With NASA Astronauts Brings Cheer on Twitter

NASA Astronauts Riding SpaceX Capsule Poised for Sunday Return

SpaceX capsule departs ISS, set for ocean splashdown

NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight

WATCH: SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight

SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts lands in the Gulf of Mexico

NASA astronauts emerge from SpaceX Dragon Capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane might delay SpaceX-NASA return trip from ISS

Coming home: Astronauts face final leg of SpaceX test flight

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch

Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

NASA astronauts on historic SpaceX mission aiming for August 2 return

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken shares pictures of 'fireworks' from the Neowise comet

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken tweets breathtaking pictures of the ‘boundary between night and day’

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy, Bob Behnken to take part in second spacewalk at 5 pm IST today: How to watch it live