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NASA via APThe U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after spending five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October. Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast. -
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty ImagesSpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.
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SpaceX will try once again to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station just after midnight Thursday from Kennedy Space Center. An attempt Monday was scrubbed in the final minutes of the countdown. -
Mission managers called off the launch with around five minutes remaining in the countdown. The crew will have another chance Thursday to launch to the International Space Station.
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The Soyuz capsule, which carried a crew of three to the station, was leaking coolant. A new capsule will take that crew home instead.
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Two NASA astronauts were scheduled to venture outside the orbiting outpost to install new solar panels.
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A planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts has been called off after ground teams noticed a significant leak from one of the spacecraft docked at the orbiting International Space Station.
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A piece of what used to be a Russian satellite was coming uncomfortably close to the International Space Station. Space junk is a growing problem and has major implications for satellite services.
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A crew of four is on the way to the International Space Station after launching Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center.
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Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.
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NASA and other international partners hope to keep the space station running until 2030. Meanwhile, Russia says it will focus on building its own orbiting outpost.
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More than 4,700 pounds of cargo launched Thursday evening from Kennedy Space Center on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
