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The SpaceX crew capsule carrying the four-man team, led by a retired NASA astronaut who is now vice president of the Texas company behind the mission, Axiom Space, parachuted into the sea after a 16-hour descent from orbit.
Eytan Stibbe, part of the first private mission to the International Space Station, carried everything from matzah to science experiments aboard.
Three rich businessmen on Monday returned from the International Space Station (ISS) with their astronaut escort, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA’s debut as a bed-and-breakfast host. Flying back in a SpaceX capsule, they splashed down in the Atlantic off the Florida coast to close out a 17-day tour that cost them US$55 million apiece. The trip was supposed to last a little over a week, but dicey weather kept the visitors in orbit almost twice as long as intended. “Welcome back to planet Earth,” radioed SpaceX Mission Control from Southern California. “We hope you enjoyed the...
The first all-private astronaut team ever flown aboard the International Space Station (ISS) safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Monday (April 25) completing a two-week science mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight. (Text: Reuters)
Three wealthy businessmen and a former NASA astronaut splashed down Monday off the Florida coast after spending more than two weeks aboard the International Space Station, in a landmark mission for the commercial sector.