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SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown, then launches 53 Starlink satellites

SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station with a midnight splashdown off the Florida coast

The Hindu · May 6, 2022

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

The return of three Americans and one German marks the busiest period yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service.

WEKU · May 6, 2022

Four-Astronaut Team Departs International Space Station on Flight Back to Earth

The third long-duration team of astronauts launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA safely departed the orbiting outpost early on Thursday to begin their descent back to Earth, capping a six-month science mission. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three US NASA astronauts and a German…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

Russia says it's pulling out of International Space Station over sanctions

The space station had been one of the rare areas of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.

Axios · May 1, 2022

Russia will quit International Space Station over sanctions

The head of Russia’s space program said Moscow will pull out of the International Space Station, state media reported, a move it has blamed on sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

UAE Signs Agreement to Send Emirati Astronaut to ISS for 182 Days

The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of a new space mission to the International Space Station that will last for six months. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed a new strategic cooperation in human spaceflight with Axiom Space Inc., a leading human spaceflight and infrastructure company.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 30, 2022

Is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures in space? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space – is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures?, published on April 27, 2022.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2022

First all-private crew returns from International Space Station

Three customers accompanied by former Nasa astronaut paid $55m for place on Ax-1 mission

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

Black woman Jessica Watkins makes history aboard space station

Four astronauts, including the first black woman to join the International Space Station crew, docked their SpaceX capsule at the ISS Wednesday less than 16 hours after blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2022

SpaceX Successfully Docks Crew-4 Astronauts With International Space Station 16 Hours After Taking Flight

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Wednesday successfully docked space agency NASA’s Crew-4 mission astronauts with the International Space Station 16 hours after liftoff. 

Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022