Astronauten
Artemis II astronauts splash down safely after moon mission
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NASA's Artemis II crew returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of San Diego after a 10-day journey that circled the moon. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen emerged healthy from the Orion capsule named Integrity. The mission marked several historic firsts and set a new record for human distance from Earth.
The Shenzhou-21 crew returned to Earth on Friday after 210 days aboard the Tiangong space station, setting a new record for Chinese astronauts.
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Researchers have developed a plasma device that kills microbes on fabric, offering a potential solution for laundry during long space missions.
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Valentine’s Day, bringing four new astronauts and restoring NASA's full complement in orbit. The arrival followed an early return of a Crew-11 member due to a health emergency, leaving a single NASA astronaut to manage operations alone for over a month. The new crew members are Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway from NASA, Sophie Adenot from the European Space Agency, and Andrey Fedyaev from Roscosmos.
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Nasa has moved up the launch of its Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station to February 11, following the early return of the previous crew due to a medical issue. The astronauts will join the three remaining occupants aboard the orbiting laboratory. The mission originates from Cape Canaveral in Florida.