NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.
Skywatchers across the Bay Area will have a rare early-morning opportunity Thursday as a NASA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft makes its final pass over California before returning to Earth.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Slowed by four main parachutes in predawn darkness, the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft descended and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, wrapping up NASA's first-ever ...
The SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended with a splashdown after over five months on the ISS due to a medical issue. The crew underwent postflight reconditioning. They celebrated 25 years of continuous human ...
See the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft and Earth about 2 hours prior to splashdown in this time-lapse. Credit: NASA | time-lapse ...
The splashdown of Crew 11 was meticulously planned and executed. As the spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, it utilized a series of aerodynamic maneuvers to slow down, ensuring a safe ...