A space capsule carrying the ashes of 166 people, along with a collection of cannabis seeds, was lost after crashing into the Pacific Ocean during reentry. The capsule, part of a mission called “Mission Possible” by German aerospace start-up The Exploration Company (TEC), launched on June 23, 2025. Its cargo, arranged through Texas-based space burial…
SpaceX boss Elon Musk’s warning about retiring the Dragon spacecraft turned out to be more talk than takeoff. On a day filled with high-altitude social media drama, the world’s richest man briefly claimed SpaceX would decommission its Dragon capsules, a key part of NASA’s astronaut and cargo transport system, only to reverse course within hours….
NASA and SpaceX have officially rescheduled the undocking of the Dragon cargo capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) to May 23, after poor weather conditions at the splashdown site prompted a delay. Originally planned for May 22, the departure is now set for 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday. The capsule, part of the CRS-32…
They set off to spend eight days at the space station. The trip lasted nine months. On Tuesday, two NASA astronauts who had been in orbit since June, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, splashed down in calm, azure waters off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, concluding a saga that had captivated the country since…
Stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore head home After being stranded for more than nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are finally on their way back to Earth. Their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) came to an end early Tuesday (Eastern Time) when they departed in…
Updated March 17, 2025, 9:01 p.m. ET When the NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station in June, they expected to stay for maybe a few weeks. Instead, they’ve been up there for nine months. In a few hours, they will head home. Ms. Williams, Mr. Wilmore and two…
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station at 1:35 a.m. Eastern time, paving the way for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — two NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months longer than planned — to finally return home. The Crew-10 mission, an international team of four astronauts from the U.S.,…