#SpaceX capsule departs ISS with 4 astronauts, heads home

#SpaceX capsule departs ISS with 4 astronauts, heads home

“#SpaceX capsule departs ISS with 4 astronauts, heads home” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts departed the International Space Station late Saturday, aiming for a rare nighttime splashdown to end the company’s second crew flight. It would be the first U.S. splashdown in darkness since Apollo 8′s crew returned from the…

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#Elon Musk hosting ‘SNL’ sparks outrage from show’s stars

#Elon Musk hosting ‘SNL’ sparks outrage from show’s stars

“#Elon Musk hosting ‘SNL’ sparks outrage from show’s stars” Knock, knock. Who’s there? Elon Musk.  And the typically chucklesome cast of “Saturday Night Live” is not laughing.  Giggles turned to groans for some members of the “SNL” ensemble Saturday when NBC announced that Musk, 49, will helm their sketch comedy show as host alongside musical…

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#Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

#Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

“#Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year. It’s the biggest crowd up there in more than a decade. All of the astronauts — representing the…

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#SpaceX craft close call with UFO after launching into orbit

#SpaceX craft close call with UFO after launching into orbit

“#SpaceX craft close call with UFO after launching into orbit” Enlarge Image The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor, carrying four astronauts, approaches the International Space Station orbiting the Earth April 24, 2021. Mike Hopkins/NASA/Handout via REUTERS SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft had a close call with an unidentified object before successfully reaching the International Space…

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#SpaceX astronauts board International Space Station

#SpaceX astronauts board International Space Station

“#SpaceX astronauts board International Space Station” Four astronauts have successfully reached the International Space Station after launching into the final frontier early Friday morning. “Soft capture confirmed! Crew Dragon Endeavour arrived at the @Space_Station for the second time in its history,” NASA said in a tweet Saturday. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, left, approaches to…

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#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time

#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time

“#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time” NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX made history Friday, propelling a team of astronauts into orbit on a recycled rocket and capsule previously used on a space mission. The spacecraft took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Friday morning and is headed…

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#a brief history of Elon Musk’s exploding rockets

#a brief history of Elon Musk’s exploding rockets

“#a brief history of Elon Musk’s exploding rockets” Elon Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX lost another rocket prototype on Tuesday as it crash landed in heavy Texas fog. The company has launched more than 100 rockets over the past decade in their effort to bring tourists to the Moon and Mars — but a number…

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#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship

#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship

“#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship” Virgin Galactic unveiled its latest spacecraft Tuesday as it prepares to continue testing ships that it hopes will ferry tourists out of Earth’s atmosphere. The VSS Imagine is the first of Virgin’s “SpaceShip III” models, a new class of vehicles that the shuttle builder says will be easier…

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