Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
Read full article: Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and HungaryThe first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary are back on Earth.
Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission
Read full article: Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station missionThe International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary are headed back to Earth.
International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
Read full article: International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and HungaryThe first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.
Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
Read full article: Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflightsNASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record.
A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
Read full article: A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space StationWhat do a wedding necklace, Polish savory dumplings and a photo of Hungary’s first astronaut have in common.
Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown
Read full article: Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdownA private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station.
SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station
Read full article: SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space StationSaudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades are headed to the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight.
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These basic functions prove challenging on International Space Station -- here’s how astronauts cope
Read full article: These basic functions prove challenging on International Space Station -- here’s how astronauts copeHere are answers to five questions about what “basic” life is like for astronauts on the ISS. As if they are going to a restaurant, astronauts can choose which food items they want off of a menu. On the ISS, astronauts use liquid soap, water and no rinse shampoo. Given the microgravity means, there is no up or down, and astronauts can sleep in any orientation, according to NASA. The station has small crew cabins with sleeping bags that astronauts sleep in.