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Astronaut Christina Koch Returns from Record Setting Spaceflight

February 6, 2020

MOSCOW — NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who spent nearly 11 months in orbit to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely Thursday in Kazakhstan along with two International Space Station crewmates. The Soyuz capsule carrying Koch, s...

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Space-Baked Cookies, ‘Mighty’ Mice Back on Earth via SpaceX

AP News

January 7, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound “mighty” mice and other space station experiments. “We’re anxious to welcome the mice home!” — Dr. Se-J...

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Boeing Capsule Goes Off Course, Won’t Dock at Space Station

AP News

December 20, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing's new Starliner capsule went off course Friday during its first test flight, spoiling a crucial dress rehearsal for launching astronauts next year. The capsule will stay in orbi...

3-2-1-Cookoff! Astronauts to Bake Cookies With New Test Oven

AP News

November 1, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forget reheated, freeze-dried space grub. Astronauts are about to get a new test oven for baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch. The next delivery of supplies for the International Space Station — scheduled for liftoff this weeke...

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First All-Female Spacewalking Team Makes History

AP News

October 18, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid. As NASA astronauts Chri...

SpaceX Confirms Crew Capsule Destroyed in Ground Test

AP News

May 2, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX finally confirmed Thursday its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago and conceded that the accident is "not great news" for the company's effort to launch astronauts...

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US, Russian Astronauts Safe After Emergency Landing

AP News

October 11, 2018

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A booster rocket failed less than two minutes after launching an American and a Russian toward the International Space Station on Thursday, forcing their emergency — but safe — landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan. "Thank God the crew...

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Astronaut Christina Koch Returns from Record Setting Spaceflight

Space-Baked Cookies, ‘Mighty’ Mice Back on Earth via SpaceX

Boeing Capsule Goes Off Course, Won’t Dock at Space Station

First All-Female Spacewalking Team Makes History

SpaceX Confirms Crew Capsule Destroyed in Ground Test

US, Russian Astronauts Safe After Emergency Landing

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