Crew-8 Astronauts Head to Hospital Following Splashdown
Following splashdown, crewmembers were flown to a local hospital, where one remains in ‘stable condition,’ NASA says.
Following splashdown, crewmembers were flown to a local hospital, where one remains in ‘stable condition,’ NASA says.
Crew spent nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station conducting more than 200 scientific experiments.
Axiom Space unveils the spacesuit, designed in partnership with the luxury brand, that Artemis III astronauts will wear on the moon’s surface.
Crew during the five-day mission pulled off several feats—including the first civilian spacewalk—that could open new opportunities for human spaceflight.
Spaceflight will be the ninth Commercial Crew astronaut rotation mission SpaceX has performed for NASA.
Agency leader Mike Whitaker fields questions about the delayed fifth flight of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket.
The flight on Sunday morning marks the second test of the company’s Spaceship Neptune vehicle, which will float to about 100,000 feet in altitude.
Commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis each spent a few minutes outside the Dragon capsule, performing tests on their spacesuits.
The gargantuan rocket’s fifth test flight will attempt a complex booster ‘catch’ maneuver but not for at least a few months.
Researchers believe the space agency is prioritizing short-term wins and commercial arrangements over the personnel and technology that power it.