SpaceX Dragon Returns Axiom-4 Crew to Earth
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Space.com on MSNPrivate Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video)Welcome home! Four astronauts have returned to Earth following more than two weeks living aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Axiom Space's fourth crewed mission to the ISS, known as Ax-4, concluded early this morning,
Privately funded American space company Axiom Space successfully finished its Ax-4 mission on Tuesday morning, returning astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary from the International Space Station, and safely splashing down off the Californian coast.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down off the California coast early July 15, wrapping up a nearly three-week private astronaut mission.
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Space.com on MSNPrivate Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video)Grace docked to the ISS with the Ax-4 crew aboard on June 26. Their mission, Axiom's fourth to the space station, is an extension of the Houston-based company's previous crewed flights, with research and science investigations aimed at furthering understandings of the microgravity environment.
The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and extended her record-setting duration to 695 days, the most of any American.
NASA tonight announced that the Axiom Mission-4 crew successfully <br />completed their ISS Expedition conductng 73 studies on space effects on heart and nervous<br />system.
The four private visitors to the International Space Station of the Axiom Space Ax-4 mission are set to head back to Earth riding home on the newest SpaceX Crew Dragon making its first return home.
After spending nearly 20 days on the International Space Station, the four-member crew of the private commercial Axiom 4 mission undocked on Monday morning and they are making their commute to Earth.
Ax-4’s private astronauts wrap up a two-week science mission aboard the ISS. Led by Peggy Whitson, the crew returns with 580 lbs of samples and over 60 experiments completed.
The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will undock from the International Space Station on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live.
There's nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA's next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week, allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.
A SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States splashed down off the California coast, completing Axiom Mission 4 and capping 20 days in space. Those on board included Shubhanshu Shukla,