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Astronauts on SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will return to Earth on Sunday morning. Here's how to watch it live online

After five eventful days in space, including the first-ever commercial spacewalk, the private astronaut crew of Polaris Dawn returns to Earth. If all goes according to plan, SpaceX’s Dragon Resilience capsule...

Astronauts 3D print first metal part on ISS

ESA scientists have successfully demonstrated 3D printing of a metal part in space for the first time. 3D printing in space poses challenges as many methods rely on gravity to position...

'We ran out of time': Boeing Starliner astronauts explain why their spacecraft returned to Earth without them

Boeing's Starliner capsule could have completed its mission as planned if time had been on its side.Starliner launched June 5 on its first crewed flight, a test flight that sent Agency...

Boeing's Starliner astronauts speak publicly today for the first time in two months: Watch it live

Agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hold a press conference from the Space Station - YouTube View in Boeing's first crew of Starliner astronauts will speak from orbit today (Sept. 13)...

Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform their first private spacewalk on September 12

The first private spacewalk will take place early Thursday morning (September 12), and you'll be able to watch the historic action live.The pioneering extravehicular activity (EVA) will be conducted by Jared...

Watch today's launch of the Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station

Agency astronaut Don Pettit launches Soyuz MS-26 - YouTube View in A Agency astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts will launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) today (September 11), and you can...

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring journey into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt

SpaceX's pioneering Polaris Dawn mission will soon begin its audacious journey into Earth's orbit and, with it, its plunge through the radiation belt that envelops our planet.The four-person civilian crew, led...

Boeing's Starliner capsule lands back on Earth without astronauts, ending troubled test flight (video)

Starliner's long space odyssey is over.The Boeing capsule, named Calypso, returned to Earth early this morning (September 7), landing in the New Mexico desert at 12:01 a.m. EDT (0401 GMT; 11:01...

Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies that help them stay longer in space

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams look set to end up staying on the International Space Station (ISS) for at least eight months, which is longer than a typical visit...

Built by astronauts for astronauts, Boeing Starliner will return without them

<!-- -->The Boeing Starliner that Indian-origin Agency astronaut Sunita Williams flew to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5 was touted as a space capsule made by astronauts for astronauts...

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