Jun 26 Space station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station. Continue reading
Mar 16 NASA's Williams and Wilmore welcome their newly arrived replacements to space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Returning SpaceX Crew-8 NASA astronauts discuss their 235-day mission in space By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Three NASA astronauts are speaking at a news conference after spending more than seven months in space aboard the International Space Station. Continue reading
Oct 25 Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 11 Soyuz takes off from Kazakhstan, carrying 2 Russians and 1 American to space station By Associated Press The blast-off took place without obvious problems and the Soyuz entered orbit eight minutes after liftoff, a relief for Russian space authorities after an automated safety system halted a launch in March because of a voltage drop in the power… Continue reading
Aug 24 NASA decides 2 astronauts will stay in space until 2025, nixing return on Boeing capsule By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 5:21 NASA weighs options for bringing stranded astronauts home amid Boeing spacecraft problems By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant, Miles O'Brien NASA and Boeing are grappling with how best to bring two U.S. astronauts back to Earth. Originally planned to last just eight days, leaks and other technical issues suffered by Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on its way to the International Space… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:10 Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman on the joys and challenges of life in space By John Yang, Claire Mufson Fewer than 300 human beings have visited the International Space Station, and an even smaller number have spent more than 150 days living there. John Yang speaks with Cady Coleman, one of those select few astronauts, about her new book,… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:52 First Black astronaut candidate on making it to space after 63-year wait By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant More than 60 years after he was selected but ultimately passed over to become this country’s first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally made it to space. He flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket as it skimmed space on a… Continue watching
Mar 12 Multinational crew returns to Earth in SpaceX capsule after six months in orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press They moved into the space station last August. Their replacements arrived last week in their own SpaceX capsule. Continue reading