#NASA Crew-3 astronauts homebound after six-month mission

#NASA Crew-3 astronauts homebound after six-month mission

“NASA Crew-3 astronauts homebound after six-month mission” NASA’s Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station is finally homebound as it caps off a six-month journey. The four Crew-3 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft are expected to splash down near the Florida coast at 12:43 a.m. Friday, the space agency said. The Endurance crew, consisting…

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#First all-private astronaut crew returns to Earth

#First all-private astronaut crew returns to Earth

“First all-private astronaut crew returns to Earth” JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Axiom Space completed its first all-private mission to the International Space Station Monday after three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut splashed down in a SpaceX Dragon in the Atlantic Ocean. The 10-day planned Axiom-1 mission turned into a 17-day after mission control waved off several attempts…

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#Space lasers, crowd-control heat among weapons US gov’s UFO program proposed

#Space lasers, crowd-control heat among weapons US gov’s UFO program proposed

“Space lasers, crowd-control heat among weapons US gov’s UFO program proposed” Laser-equipped spaceships were believed to be possible by 2030, and a secret government agency wanted to make planes invisible. The now-defunct Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which ran from 2007 to 2012, examined the viability of these proposals, among other wild plans like nuking…

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#Private astronaut team strapped in for space station launch

#Private astronaut team strapped in for space station launch

“Private astronaut team strapped in for space station launch” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 8 – Four men selected to become the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) were strapped into their seats aboard a SpaceX rocketship on Friday, preparing for a mission hailed as a milestone in commercialized spaceflight….

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#Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts

#Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts

“Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts” NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth Wednesday with two Russian cosmonauts after spending a US record 355 days in space. Vande Hei, 55, and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov departed the International Space Station early Wednesday and touched down hours later in a…

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#NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station

#NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station

“NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station” There is no shortage of sci-fi robot companions – Luke Skywalker’s robot buddies C3PO and R2D2 and Jimmy Neutron’s robot-dog Goddard come to mind.  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have some real-life robotic friends. Astrobee and Project CIMON are two initiatives to…

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