Brendan Byrne
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NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.
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NASA chief blasts Boeing, space agency for failed Starliner astronaut mission
NASA's Jared Isaacman slammed Boeing for failures with its Starliner spacecraft, which was deemed unsafe to return its crew of two astronauts from the International Space Station
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Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on lunar lander
Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it's stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to "shift resources" to the company's lunar landing capabilities.
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After a medical evacuation from space, NASA's Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early
Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
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NASA's Crew-11 heads home from space, a month early
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 mission are heading home from the International Space Station. Their journey is ending a month early due to an astronaut with a "serious medical condition."
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NASA ends mission at the space station a month early due to 'medical situation'
NASA is ending its Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station a month early. The agency announced one of the four crew members has a "serious medical condition" and needs to return to Earth.
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A crew member on the International Space Station is ill. NASA may end the mission early
NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and says it may take the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.
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4 people and 5 months in space, NASA's Crew-10 mission safely returns to Earth
It took the capsule 17 hours to make the trip home, experiencing re-entry temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it punched through the atmosphere following Friday's ISS undocking.
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SpaceX launches international crew to space station on 6-month NASA mission
NASA and SpaceX's Crew-11 mission is made up of two U.S. astronauts, one from Japan and a Russian cosmonaut. They'll be aboard the International Space Station for six months conducting research.
