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Mission Reports

NASA names 18 astronauts for Artemis moon missions

December 9, 2020 William Harwood

Eighteen astronauts have been selected — nine men and nine women — to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced Wednesday. The list includes the as-yet-unnamed next man and first woman who will set foot on the lunar surface later this decade.

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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan with international crew

June 25, 2019 William Harwood

A Russian cosmonaut, his Canadian co-pilot and a NASA flight engineer boarded their Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Monday evening, landing on the balmy steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an action-packed 204-day mission.

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Live coverage: International Space Station crew lands in Kazakhstan

June 24, 2019 Stephen Clark

Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Canadian co-pilot David Saint-Jacques and NASA flight engineer Anne McClain closed out a 204-day mission in orbit Monday with an undocking from the International Space Station at 7:25 p.m. EDT (2325 GMT), followed by landing in Kazakhstan aboard their Soyuz MS-11 capsule at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 GMT Tuesday).

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American, Canadian, Russian space station fliers set for return to Earth

June 24, 2019 William Harwood

A Russian cosmonaut, his Canadian co-pilot and a NASA flight engineer packed their Soyuz spacecraft for departure from the International Space Station Monday night, targeting a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an action-packed 204-day mission.

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Cygnus supply ship delivers 3.8-ton cargo load to International Space Station

April 19, 2019 Stephen Clark

NASA flight engineer Anne McClain grappled Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship with the International Space Station’s robotic arm Friday, marking the automated cargo freighter’s arrival after an abbreviated day-and-a-half-long journey from a launch pad in Virginia with nearly 7,600 pounds of experiments, food and provisions.

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Astronauts venture outside for more battery work, cable installations

April 8, 2019 William Harwood

Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Monday for NASA’s third spacewalk in less than three weeks for more battery replacement work and installation of cables.

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Astronauts say NASA up to challenge of near-term moon landings

April 1, 2019 William Harwood

The three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Monday they’re ready to sign up for a trip to the moon if NASA can meet the Trump administration’s newly stated goal of returning Americans to the lunar surface within the next five years.

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First all-female spacewalk foiled by spacesuit sizing issue

March 26, 2019 Stephen Clark

NASA astronaut Nick Hague will take the place of Anne McClain on a spacewalk Friday outside the International Space Station, teaming up with crewmate Christina Koch  to continue a series of battery upgrades on an excursion that would have been the first all-female spacewalk in history.

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Spacewalkers hook up new batteries outside International Space Station

March 22, 2019 William Harwood

Astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague floated outside the International Space Station Friday to complete the installation of powerful new batteries in the lab’s solar power system, a complex task that began in 2017. Another set of batteries will be installed during another spacewalk next Friday.

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SpaceX crew capsule returns to Earth, paving the way for human launches

March 8, 2019 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft closed out a six-day test flight in low Earth orbit Friday with an on-target splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, and officials hailed the ship’s performance before it flies with astronauts for the first time later this year.

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  • White House taps former Air Force colonel for NASA Deputy Administrator role
    May 8, 2025
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    May 7, 2025
  • SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch
    May 6, 2025
  • SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date
    May 3, 2025
  • SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold
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