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Hurricane Milton forces NASA, SpaceX to delay Crew-8 astronauts' return to Earth
By Mike Wall last updated
Hurricane Milton has pushed the return to Earth of SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA to no earlier than Sunday (Oct. 13), a six-day delay at the minimum.
Scrubbed spacewalks, Starliner stay-overs and more: NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson discusses her eventful 6 months in orbit
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson reflected on her time in space during a post-flight press conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday (Oct. 4).
China aims to breed zebrafish aboard Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Zebrafish aboard China's Tiangong space station are doing well in orbit, according to an update on the experiments.
Top 'safety risk' for the ISS is a leak that has been ongoing for 5 years, NASA audit finds
By Elizabeth Howell published
The ISS has been dealing with a leak in its Russian segment since 2019. As NASA and Roscosmos work to solve it, a new report says the leak is a primary 'safety risk' to operations.
'I think it was hard not to watch that rocket lift off without thinking, that's my rocket and that's my crew.' How the NASA astronauts bumped from SpaceX's Crew-9 watched their ride launch without them
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were expected to launch on SpaceX's Crew-9 mission on Sept. 28. Still on Earth, they spoke about how they're feeling.
FAA requires investigation of anomaly on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation of the anomaly a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experienced during the Crew-9 astronaut launch on Sept. 28.
Original full-size space shuttle mockup to be restored for Downey display
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A full-size mockup of the space shuttle orbiter that was built as a contractor's showcase model before NASA decided on the spacecraft's final design is heading back on display in Downey, California.
Lucky ticket to space: How a Tennessee cardiologist made it to the final frontier
By Anastasia Stepanova published
Eiman Jahangir narrowly missed out on being a NASA astronaut — twice. But he made it to space anyway, thanks to persistence and some luck.
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