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Splashdown! SpaceX And NASA Astronauts Make History

Nell Greenfieldboyce

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NASA and SpaceX are welcoming home two astronauts who splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico after several months on the International Space Station.

Capsule with parachutes lands in the ocean

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WATCH: SpaceX Launched Astronauts Coming Home, Splashing Down Off Florida’s Coast

Brendan Byrne

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NASA’s Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will return to Earth Sunday after a two-month stay on the International Space Station. The capsule will splash down in…

NASA astronauts (from left) Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley and Chris Cassidy are the U.S. members of the Expedition 63 crew aboard the International Space Station. Behnken and Hurley are scheduled to return to Earth on Aug. 2.

Astronauts Set To Return To Earth In First U.S. Splashdown In Decades

Nell Greenfieldboyce

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The two NASA astronauts who flew on the SpaceX craft to the International Space Station in May are scheduled to return to Earth on Sunday. But there's a hurricane forecast for the splashdown vicinity.

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Tropical Storm May Delay 1st SpaceX Crew’s Return To Earth

Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

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Tropical weather barreling toward Florida could delay this weekend’s planned return of the first SpaceX crew. On Wednesday, SpaceX and NASA cleared the...

Science / Space

Booming Space Industry Weathers Turbulent Coronavirus Economy

Brendan Byrne

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When astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched from Kennedy Space Center last month, NASA and SpaceX made history. It was the first human launch…

A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday.

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NASA And SpaceX Launch 1st Astronauts To Orbit From U.S. Since 2011

Geoff Brumfiel

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After an aborted launch attempt to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the weather cleared and the launch went ahead on Saturday.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the launch tower

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Weather Threatens SpaceX Weekend Astronaut Launch Attempts

Brendan Byrne

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SpaceX will try once again to launch two NASA astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center Saturday but weather could delay the launch once more.Storms and…

Clouds pass over the SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket on Launch Pad 39-A on Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Weather Delays Launch Of SpaceX Dragon With 2 Astronauts Aboard

Geoff Brumfiel

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With astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken strapped inside the capsule and the countdown narrowing, poor weather conditions forced an abort. The next opportunity to try will be on Saturday.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley rehearses putting on his SpaceX spacesuit last week at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Shuttle Veteran Leads First Human Space Mission Launched From U.S. Since 2011

Brendan Byrne

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When Doug Hurley launched aboard Atlantis on July 8, 2011, the future of human spaceflight from U.S. soil was uncertain. Nearly a decade later, the astronaut is piloting SpaceX's new Crew Dragon.

Ahead of tomorrow's flight the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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New Spaceship Prepares To Blast Off And Make History

Nell Greenfieldboyce

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NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday. It'll be the first time a new kind of spacecraft has launched astronauts into orbit since the space shuttle.

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NASA Gives SpaceX Final ‘Go’ For Wednesday’s Human Launch Attempt From Kennedy Space Center

NASA said SpaceX is GO for launch Wednesday. The private company will attempt to launch two NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center — a first from the…

Two astronauts will launch to the International Space Station aboard a new capsule built by the company SpaceX.

Here's How The Pandemic Is Changing America's Plans For Its Newest Spaceship

Geoff Brumfiel

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Later this week, NASA and SpaceX will launch the first rocket carrying astronauts from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle era. But COVID-19 has forced some changes to their plans.