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Express Tribune
5 days ago
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- Express Tribune
Four astronauts home from space station
This picture provided by Nasa shows (L to R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, Nasa astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, US on August 9. PHOTO: AFP An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. The spacecraft carrying US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California's coast at 8:44 am local time (1534 GMT). Their return marks the end of the 10th crew rotation mission to the space station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which was created to succeed the Space Shuttle era by partnering with private industry. The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT on Friday. When these capsules reenter Earth's atmosphere, they heat up to 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,925 Celsius), according to NASA. Atmospheric reentry — then the deployment of huge parachutes when the capsule gets closer to Earth — slows its speed from 17,500 miles (28,100 kilometers ) per hour to just 16 miles per hour. After the capsule splashed down, it was recovered by a SpaceX ship and hoisted aboard. Only then were the astronauts able to breathe Earth's air again, for the first time in months. The crew will now fly to Houston to be reunited with their families. They conducted numerous scientific experiments during their time on the space station, including studying plant growth, how cells react to gravity, and the effect of microgravity on human eyes. NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy praised the successful mission. "Our crew missions are the building blocks for long-duration, human exploration pushing the boundaries of what's possible," he said in a NASA statement. McClain said her farewell to the ISS was "bittersweet" because she may never return. "Every day, this mission depends on people from all over the world," she wrote on X. "It depends on government and commercial entities, it depends on all political parties, and it depends on commitment to an unchanged goal over many years and decades." NASA said last month it would lose about 20 percent of its workforce — around 3,900 employees — under cuts from the US President Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce. Trump has meanwhile prioritized crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. The Crew-10's launch into space in March allowed two US astronauts to return home after being unexpectedly stuck aboard the space station for nine months. When they launched in June 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to spend eight days in space on a test of the Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight. However, the spaceship developed propulsion problems and was deemed unfit to fly back, leaving them in space for an indefinite period. NASA announced this week that Wilmore has decided to retire after 25 years of service at the US space agency. Last week, US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov boarded the ISS for a six-month mission.
Kuwait Times
5 days ago
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- Kuwait Times
Four astronauts return from space station after successful splashdown
AT SEA: (From left to right) Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, on August 9, 2025. – AFP WASHINGTON: An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. The spacecraft carrying US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California's coast at 8.44 am local time. Their return marks the end of the 10th crew rotation mission to the space station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which was created to succeed the Space Shuttle era by partnering with private industry. The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT on Friday. The capsule's dizzying, 17-hour drop back down to Earth was slowed when it re-entered the atmosphere, then further reined in by the deployment of huge parachutes. After the capsule splashed down, it was recovered by a SpaceX ship and hoisted aboard. AT SEA: This picture provided by NASA shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, on August 9, 2025. – AFP Only then were the astronauts able to breathe Earth's air again, for the first time in months. The astronaut team, known as Crew-10, conducted numerous scientific experiments during their time on the space station, including studying plant growth and how cells react to gravity. Their launch into space in March allowed two US astronauts to return home after being unexpectedly stuck onboard the space station for nine months. When they launched in June 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to spend eight days in space on a test of the Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight. However, the spaceship developed propulsion problems and was deemed unfit to fly back, leaving them stranded in space. NASA announced this week that Wilmore has decided to retire after 25 years of service at the US space agency. Last week, US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov boarded the ISS for a six-month mission. - AFP
Express Tribune
5 days ago
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- Express Tribune
SpaceX capsule brings international crew safely home
This picture provided by Nasa shows (L to R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, Nasa astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, US on August 9. PHOTO: AFP Listen to article An international crew of four astronauts returned home on Earth on Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. The spacecraft carrying US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California's coast at 8:44am local time (8:34pm PKT). Their return marks the end of the 10th crew rotation mission to the space station under Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, which was created to succeed the Space Shuttle era by partnering with private industry. Read More: Tesla to streamline its AI chip design work, Musk says The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT (3:15am PKT) on Friday. The capsule's dizzying, 17-hour drop back down to Earth was slowed when it re-entered the atmosphere, then further reined in by the deployment of huge parachutes. After the capsule splashed down, it was recovered by a SpaceX ship and hoisted aboard. Only then were the astronauts able to breathe Earth's air again, for the first time in months. The astronaut team, known as Crew-10, conducted numerous scientific experiments during their time on the space station, including studying plant growth and how cells react to gravity. Their launch into space in March allowed two US astronauts to return home after being unexpectedly stuck on board the space station for nine months. Also Read: Did Elon Musk just greenlight AI-generated NSFW images of celebrities? When they launched in June 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to spend eight days in space on a test of the Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight. However, the spaceship developed propulsion problems and was deemed unfit to fly back, leaving them stranded in space. Nasa announced this week that Wilmore has decided to retire after 25 years of service at the US space agency. Last week, US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov boarded the ISS for a six-month mission.
UPI
6 days ago
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- UPI
Crew-10 to splash down in Pacific after return from ISS
Left to right, Crew-10 Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi are scheduled to splashdown off the coast of Southern California Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of NASA Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The four members of Crew-10 are scheduled to land off the coast of California Saturday morning, with splashdown scheduled to take place at 11:33 a.m. EDT. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are set to touchdown at the space agency's primary targeted site off the coast of San Diego. The crew successfully undocked from the International Space Station Friday evening, with confirmation coming at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Crew-10 was originally scheduled to depart the orbiting laboratory on Thursday, but that was postponed due to unfavorable weather at the landing site. The astronauts had been conducting research and science experiments during their five-month stay aboard the ISS. NASA livestreamed the flight aboard the fully-autonomous rocket during the 250-mile journey. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully separated from the Dragon spacecraft shortly before 11 a.m. EDT last Saturday. The splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California marks the first time one of NASA's Commercial Crew Program flights lands anywhere other than Florida. Once recovery is complete, the crew will be flown to Houston, Texas. Crew-10 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on March 14, using a similar Falcon 9 rocket produced by SpaceX. The four-member crew arrived at the ISS two days later, relieving astronauts aboard the ISS, including two that had been stranded after arriving on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
UPI
6 days ago
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- UPI
Crew-10 preparing to undock from International Space Station
Left to right, Crew-10 Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi pose for a group portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. NASA Photo Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Members of the Crew-10 were preparing on Friday night to depart from the International Space Station aboard the Dragon 9 spacecraft. The undocking was scheduled for 6:05 p.m. EDT, with splashdown targeted for 11:33 a.m. Saturday off the Southern California coast. This will be the first time a crewed mission will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after SpaceX's recovery ship Shannon moved in December from Port Canaveral, Fla., to near Long Beach. Afterward, the four Crew-10 members will be flown to Houston. The undocking of the Dragon, called Endurance, was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, but high winds in the splashdown area delayed it. Those aboard the NASA/Space X Crew-10 are NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. Science samples will return with them. "Crew-10 has had the absolute privilege of working here for the last four months, and we have so much gratitude for all of the ground teams that showed up every day to make this possible," McClain said during a farewell ceremony on Tuesday on the space station. "We truly are very humbled to represent humanity, and we hope that we can be a reminder to others of the goodness of humanity and what we really can accomplish when we work together," she added. It was Endurance's fourth mission dating to 2021. SpaceX's Crew-11 members Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov docked at the space station Saturday.
