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Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

Mar. 25, 2024 12:02 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts successfully docked Monday at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the space outpost after...

A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

Mar. 23, 2024 09:13 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted off Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute. The spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of...

Russia's space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe

Mar. 21, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift off Thursday, but the crew was safe, officials said. The Russian Soyuz rocket was to carry NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of...

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

Mar. 18, 2024 13:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he...

SpaceX comes close to completing test flight of mega rocket but loses spacecraft near end

Mar. 14, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket on its third try Thursday, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth. The company said it lost contact with Starship as it neared its goal, a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The first-stage...

Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit

Mar. 12, 2024 10:20 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule streaked across the U.S. in the predawn darkness and splashed into the Gulf of Mexico near...

Jupiter's moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

Mar. 04, 2024 11:09 AM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s underground ocean. Even with little or no oxygen, microbes might still be...

4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay

Mar. 04, 2024 00:14 AM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their half-year stint. SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA’s Matthew...

First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

Feb. 29, 2024 18:46 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines’ lander, Odysseus, lasted longer than the company...

Private US moon lander still working after breaking leg and falling, but not for long

Feb. 28, 2024 21:45 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown before falling over, according to company officials who said Wednesday it was on the verge of losing power. Intuitive Machines, the company that built the lander, released new...