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NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

Oct. 26, 2024 14:45 PM EDT

A NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from space has been released, the space agency said Saturday. NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks Friday...

NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

Oct. 25, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. A SpaceX capsule carrying...

NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a 'precautionary measure' after returning from an extended stay in space

Oct. 25, 2024 14:21 PM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a 'precautionary measure' after returning from an extended stay in space.

A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

Oct. 14, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon Tree” — grown with seeds that were flown around the moon — was wheeled out in a wagon...

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

Oct. 14, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will take Europa Clipper 5 1/2 years to reach Jupiter, where it will slip into orbit...

NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter's moon Europa

Oct. 14, 2024 12:07 PM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter's moon Europa.

European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test

Oct. 07, 2024 10:53 AM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test.

NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

Oct. 02, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late...

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

Sep. 30, 2024 06:40 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats...

NASA's stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that'll bring them back to Earth next year

Sep. 29, 2024 17:37 PM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that'll bring them back to Earth next year.