SPACE TRAVEL
Safely back on Earth, once-stranded US astronauts ready to fly again
Houston (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
After spending more than nine months stranded in space, two American astronauts confirmed Monday that they're ready to blast off again aboard a Boeing Starliner, the very spacecraft that could not return them to Earth. ... more
SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday - a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts. ... more
SpaceX's Crew 11 to space station named: 2 from NASA, plus Russia, Japan
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 28, 2025
NASA on Friday announced the four crew members of Crew-11 who will be part of Space X's next trip to the International Space Station no earlier than July from Florida. ... more