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The FAA said Friday it has closed its investigation into SpaceX's failed debut of Starship, the world's biggest rocket. The agency says SpaceX needs to take 63 corrective actions and apply for a modified license before it can launch again.

The United Arab Emirates celebrated after Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi splashed down to Earth following six months in space, a milestone for its growing space program.

The four members of the Crew-7 mission are set to dock to the International Space Station on Sunday. They'll spend six months on the orbiting outpost conducting science and other experiments.

UPDATE: NASA and SpaceX are preparing for a crewed mission to send four astronauts to the International Space Station. Liftoff is currently scheduled for early Saturday morning, August 26, at 3:27AM.

While space enthusiasts show up in the thousands along Florida's Space Coast, it's hardly the only place on Earth hosting excitement for space exploration.

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon in another year got their first look at their spacecraft, as NASA warned Tuesday there could be more delays.

Falcon Heavy is made up of three rocket boosters strapped together. The two side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral and land vertically-- their arrival marked by sonic booms that may be heard across Central Florida.

More than 7,000 pounds of supplies are heading to the station, including science experiments and a new set of solar arrays to boost station's power capacity.

The return caps a nine-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission was funded by Axiom Space, a company that wants to build and operate the world's first commercial space station.

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.