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SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew Captures First-Ever Views of Earth’s Polar Regions
SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, launched on March 31, has made history as the first astronaut mission to orbit over both poles. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience is carrying four first-time astronauts—Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge, and Eric Phillips—on a research-driven journey. The crew has captured stunning images of Earth’s Arct...
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SpaceX Fram2 Mission Lifts Off, First Private Flight Over Earth's Poles
SpaceX's Fram2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking a major milestone in private spaceflight. Led by billionaire Chun Wang, the crew of four will spend up to five days in orbit conducting 22 scientific experiments. Their research includes studying mushroom growth in microgravity and advanced X-ray imaging of the human body. The m...
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Video: SpaceX Launches Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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Private SpaceX Crew Set For Launch To Novel Polar Orbit Around Earth
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday was set to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before.
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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman has been selected to command SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission to the ISS. The four-member crew will include Mike Fincke from NASA, Kimiya Yui from JAXA and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos. Cardman’s appointment follows her removal from the Crew-9 mission after reshuffling to accommodate Boeing’s Starliner crew. This will be t...
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NASA, Boeing To Start Testing Starliner For Next Flight Aimed At Early 2026
NASA said it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this year or by early 2026 after its inaugural mission to the International Space Station was marred by a system fault.
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Artemis II Orion Service Module Secured for Launch at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft is a step closer to its mission around the Moon. Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairings have been installed on its service module at Kennedy Space Center. These panels will protect the solar arrays from heat, wind, and acoustic forces during launch. Once in space, they will detach, allowing the arrays to dep...
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Starliner Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore Return to Earth with Crew-9
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, initially launched on Boeing’s Starliner, have returned to Earth after a prolonged nine-month stay aboard the ISS. Alongside Crew-9 members Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, they departed the space station aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom. Their return was delayed due to Starliner-related t...
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SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to ISS, Relieving Stranded NASA Starliner Crew
SpaceX has launched the Crew-10 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts to the ISS. The team will replace Crew-9 members, two of whom have been stranded since June due to Boeing’s Starliner delays. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off successfully on March 14, and Crew-10 is expected to dock with the ISS in about 28 hours. T...
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Sunita Williams' Homecoming Mission Highlights: NASA-SpaceX Crew Enters Space Station
Crew-10 ISS Space Docking highlights: NASA and SpaceX launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station to bring home astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
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Sunita Williams Closer To Homecoming, NASA, SpaceX Launch Crew-10 Mission
The NASA and billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday (local time) launched the Crew-10 mission to bring back stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
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Sunita Williams Closer To Homecoming? Rocket Set To Launch In A Few Hours
A pair of stranded astronauts will be one step closer to finally coming home when the next crew launches for the International Space Station on Friday.
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SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Delayed Due to Hydraulic Glitch, Rescheduled for March 14
SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission to the ISS was postponed just 45 minutes before liftoff due to a hydraulic problem in the transporter-erector. The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endurance were unaffected. NASA has rescheduled the launch for March 14 at 7:03 p.m. EDT. The four-member team, led by NASA astronaut Anne McClain, will relieve Crew-9 upon arr...
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NASA-SpaceX Postpone Mission To Bring Back Stranded Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore
According to NASA and SpaceX, they have scrubbed today's launch attempt of the agency's Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station due to a hydraulic system issue.
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SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew Captures First-Ever Views of Earth’s Polar Regions
SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, launched on March 31, has made history as the first astronaut mission to orbit over both poles. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience is carrying four first-time astronauts—Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge, and Eric Phillips—on a research-driven journey. The crew has captured stunning images of Earth’s Arct...
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SpaceX Fram2 Mission Lifts Off, First Private Flight Over Earth's Poles
SpaceX's Fram2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking a major milestone in private spaceflight. Led by billionaire Chun Wang, the crew of four will spend up to five days in orbit conducting 22 scientific experiments. Their research includes studying mushroom growth in microgravity and advanced X-ray imaging of the human body. The m...
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Video: SpaceX Launches Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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Private SpaceX Crew Set For Launch To Novel Polar Orbit Around Earth
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday was set to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before.
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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman has been selected to command SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission to the ISS. The four-member crew will include Mike Fincke from NASA, Kimiya Yui from JAXA and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos. Cardman’s appointment follows her removal from the Crew-9 mission after reshuffling to accommodate Boeing’s Starliner crew. This will be t...
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NASA, Boeing To Start Testing Starliner For Next Flight Aimed At Early 2026
NASA said it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this year or by early 2026 after its inaugural mission to the International Space Station was marred by a system fault.
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Artemis II Orion Service Module Secured for Launch at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft is a step closer to its mission around the Moon. Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairings have been installed on its service module at Kennedy Space Center. These panels will protect the solar arrays from heat, wind, and acoustic forces during launch. Once in space, they will detach, allowing the arrays to dep...
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Starliner Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore Return to Earth with Crew-9
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, initially launched on Boeing’s Starliner, have returned to Earth after a prolonged nine-month stay aboard the ISS. Alongside Crew-9 members Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, they departed the space station aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom. Their return was delayed due to Starliner-related t...
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SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to ISS, Relieving Stranded NASA Starliner Crew
SpaceX has launched the Crew-10 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts to the ISS. The team will replace Crew-9 members, two of whom have been stranded since June due to Boeing’s Starliner delays. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off successfully on March 14, and Crew-10 is expected to dock with the ISS in about 28 hours. T...
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Sunita Williams' Homecoming Mission Highlights: NASA-SpaceX Crew Enters Space Station
Crew-10 ISS Space Docking highlights: NASA and SpaceX launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station to bring home astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
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Sunita Williams Closer To Homecoming, NASA, SpaceX Launch Crew-10 Mission
The NASA and billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday (local time) launched the Crew-10 mission to bring back stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
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Sunita Williams Closer To Homecoming? Rocket Set To Launch In A Few Hours
A pair of stranded astronauts will be one step closer to finally coming home when the next crew launches for the International Space Station on Friday.
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SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Delayed Due to Hydraulic Glitch, Rescheduled for March 14
SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission to the ISS was postponed just 45 minutes before liftoff due to a hydraulic problem in the transporter-erector. The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endurance were unaffected. NASA has rescheduled the launch for March 14 at 7:03 p.m. EDT. The four-member team, led by NASA astronaut Anne McClain, will relieve Crew-9 upon arr...
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NASA-SpaceX Postpone Mission To Bring Back Stranded Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore
According to NASA and SpaceX, they have scrubbed today's launch attempt of the agency's Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station due to a hydraulic system issue.
