You Searched For "rocket return to earth" and got 20 results
Sort By:
1 min read
Elon Musk's SpaceX brings ISS astronauts back to Earth after Boeing Starliner problems delayed their return
SpaceX Crew-8 splashed down on Friday, nearly two months later than planned due to issues with Boei…
Pete Syme
3 mins read
3 ways SpaceX’s “chopsticks” tie into making multiplanetary transport possible!
SpaceX recently “caught” its massive, 15-storey tall Super Heavy rocket Booster as it approached Ea…
3 mins read
ISRO’s ambitious lineup of missions include Chandrayaan-4, Chandrayaan-5 and Gaganyaan — likely within the end of this decade!
India is launching ambitious space missions. Chandrayaan-4 will collect lunar samples. Chandrayaan-…
4 mins read
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth victorious, making huge gains in Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars
The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
A secretive, experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth after 8 months. It's still a mystery what it was up to.
China's secret unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth after an eight-month mission, raising questions…
Mikhaila Friel
2 mins read
No planned date to return to Earth for two NASA astronauts due to issues with Boeing Starliner spacecraft
The two NASA astronauts were scheduled to return on June 14. However, the pair has no set date to r…
ANI
2 mins read
Increasing space exploration missions are posing a silent threat to Earth by dispersing toxic metals in the stratosphere
Advancements in technology and growing private interest have resulted in a surge in space missions,…
3 mins read
SpaceX rockets are burning bright red holes in Earth's atmosphere and they're becoming too common for astronomers' comfort
SpaceX rockets are punching more holes in Earth's ionosphere. The effects are minimal since they're…
Maiya Focht,Lloyd Lee
3 mins read
See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off
Starship started falling apart as it plummeted into the ocean. But Elon Musk and SpaceX still consi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
Boeing says it'll lose at least $125 million more as its Starliner aircraft remains stuck in space with no return date
The increased projected loss comes as Boeing reported deepening financial woes, with a $1.44 billio…
Aditi Bharade
6 mins read
Starship's 3rd-launch success: Rocket finally soared to space without blowing up, but SpaceX lost it on reentry
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully reached space on its third launch attempt, but it lost commun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
1 min read
SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth with scientific research samples
SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday with scientific research sample…
2 mins read
Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars
The former president chastised Silicon Valley tycoons' ambitions to put humans in space, saying Ear…
Marianne Guenot
3 mins read
China is set to launch the next piece of its space station on Sunday — in a rocket that previously rained parts back onto Earth
The Long March 5B rocket has launched twice before, and both times its heavy body fell back to Eart…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
Scientists have managed to grow mouse embryos in space, showing that off-Earth human reproduction could be possible
To fully understand the extent of these embryos' normal development and to bring this research clos…
5 mins read
From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space
It was a busy year for the space industry, filled with successful launches, ambitious missions, and…
Marianne Guenot
2 mins read
Chinese rocket’s ‘massive’ splashdown in the Atlantic is biggest since 1991, says Harvard astrophysicist
China is no stranger to rockets falling out of the sky. In fact, its villages are used to raining r…
4 mins read
Jeff Bezos left planet Earth and returned victorious, completing Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight
Bezos skimmed the edge of space for just three minutes, but the New Shepard launch is a major step …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
SpaceX's leaky Crew Dragon toilet means 4 astronauts returning to Earth will have to rely on 'undergarments' instead, a NASA official said
The toilet on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has a leak problem. Crew-2 astronauts will have to re…
Kate Duffy
4 mins read
Watch SpaceX launch 4 space tourists into Earth's orbit
The Inspiration4 crew members have never been to space. They've only trained for five months. Their…