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Reuters • Steve Gorman

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

After an 18-day, 288-orbit mission covering 7.6 million miles, Axiom Mission 4’s SpaceX Crew Dragon undocked from the ISS early Monday, embarking on its journey home with Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

m.economictimes.com

Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

Associated Press

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon docks at ISS with India’s, Poland’s and Hungary’s first private astronauts

2025-06-26T03:47:30.758417-07:00

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Universe Today

Geopolymer Dome from Lunar Regolith Could Cover 17 m Crater for Radiation-Shielded Habitat A team proposes using a 3D printer to extrude lunar regolith-based geopolymer to construct a 17 m-diameter dome over an existing crater. The sintered structure would provide radiation protection and a pressurizable envelope, leveraging in-situ materials to reduce payload mass for permanent Moon bases.

2025-07-14T15:16:54.603644-07:00

Geopolymer Dome from Lunar Regolith Could Cover 17 m Crater for Radiation-Shielded Habitat

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Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth After an 18-day, 288-orbit mission covering 7.6 million miles, Axiom Mission 4’s SpaceX Crew Dragon undocked from the ISS early Monday, embarking on its journey home with Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

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Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments India's Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla and three crewmates undocked aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon from the ISS on Monday, concluding the 18-day Axiom-4 mission. Shukla successfully completed seven microgravity experiments before Dragon's engine burns set the spacecraft on a safe return trajectory to Earth.

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

al.com

Jared Isaacman donates $15M to expand Inspiration4 training complex and dorm at U.S. Space & Rocket Center Private astronaut and former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman has donated $15 million to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama, earmarked for the Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex and a fourth Space Camp dormitory. The gift builds on his prior $10 million contribution in 2022, bolstering astronaut training infrastructure.

2025-07-11T09:35:08.436620-07:00

Jared Isaacman donates $15M to expand Inspiration4 training complex and dorm at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Space.com

NASA, SpaceX Target July 31 Launch of Crew-11 to ISS NASA and SpaceX are targeting July 31 for the launch of Crew-11, ferrying two U.S. astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. A temporary docking slot shortage at the ISS is expected to clear next week to accommodate the spacecraft.

2025-07-10T15:25:27.673180-07:00

NASA, SpaceX Target July 31 Launch of Crew-11 to ISS

Business Standard

ISRO Completes Dual Hot-Fire Tests of Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently completed two successful hot fire tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System at Mahendragiri, confirming thrust and ignition performance. These trials are critical to qualify the module’s propulsion for the agency’s inaugural crewed spaceflight mission planned by 2027.

2025-07-09T09:31:45.854991-07:00

ISRO Completes Dual Hot-Fire Tests of Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System

ndtv.com

India’s $70M Axiom Seat Sparks New Era of Global Space Collaboration India has committed nearly $70 million to secure a seat aboard Axiom Space’s upcoming private mission to the International Space Station, marking its largest private space investment to date. The move underscores a shift toward international collaboration in commercial space ventures and ignites opportunities for emerging space economies.

2025-07-07T21:16:24.747418-07:00

India’s $70M Axiom Seat Sparks New Era of Global Space Collaboration

Space.com

Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000, diary nets nearly $10,000 Items from America’s first female astronaut commanded strong interest at Nate D. Sanders Auctions, bringing in a total of $145,000. Ride’s personal diary from her second spaceflight alone fetched nearly $10,000, underscoring the enduring appeal of her pioneering legacy.

2025-07-06T08:04:56.583251-07:00

Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000, diary nets nearly $10,000

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