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Dec 12, 2017 · NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik will be returning from the International Space Station and landing on Earth on December 14. His landing experience this time will be much different than the return from his first mission in 2009. On his first mission, Bresnik returned to Earth with a crew of six on a NASA Space Shuttle.
Jun 19, 2023 · Astronauts often describe re-entry with ballistic capsules as a series of car crashes as opposed to the smooth glider-like landing of the space shuttle. The journey back to Earth aboard a Soyuz vehicle takes about 3.5 hours.
Jul 16, 2019 · It's been 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission took three astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins — to the moon and back. On July 16, 1969, the day of the launch, the Apollo...
Mar 12, 2024 · The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-7 mission returned to Earth early Tuesday morning (March 12), with their homecoming broadcast live. Crew-7's Dragon capsule, Endurance, splashed down at 5:50...
Oct 26, 2020 · For 20 years, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have conducted science in a way that cannot be done anywhere else. Orbiting about 250 miles above our planet, the space station is the only laboratory available for long-duration microgravity research.
Jul 24, 2019 · The Apollo 11 astronauts are, from left, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. They were quarantined after splashdown to ensure they did not bring back any contamination from...
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Dec 31, 2008 · Seven astronauts slipped into unconsciousness within seconds and their bodies were whipped around in seats whose restraints failed as the space shuttle Columbia spun out of control and...
