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NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, extended due to Boeing Starliner delays.

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague, undocks from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Chinese astronauts achieve artificial photosynthesis in space, producing oxygen and fuel

Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.

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Leroy Chiao at the world premiere of "The Astronaut Farmer."

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao recalls sighting mysterious metallic spheres over Texas

Chiao speculates objects may be military drones, saying 'if it's not that, then it gets a little more scary.'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Chinese crew completes unprecedented 9-hour mission outside space station

During the spacewalk, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed a debris protection system with support from the station's robotic arm.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Emily Calandreilli, the 100th woman in space, receives hate from internet trolls

Shortly after her reaction video was posted, trolls reacted with hateful and sexualized comments.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Emily Calandrelli's reaction to seeing Earth from space

Space or stress? Astronauts in orbit are a little bit dumber, study shows

Processing speed, working memory, and attention, slowed down during the astronauts’ time in orbit.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Astronaut in orbit. Illustration.