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Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

Four astronauts—NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov—returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on Aug. 9, completing a 167-day mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule touched down off Southern California, marking the end of NASA’s tenth Commercial Crew rotation flight.

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

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

SpaceNews.com

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

CNBC

Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump

2025-06-05T13:30:00.315979-07:00

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Space.com

Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration An astronaut aboard the International Space Station prepared a purple kefir fermented‑milk drink as part of an experiment to evaluate vitamin‑rich fermented foods in microgravity. The onboard test aims to assess feasibility of producing nutrient‑dense, shelf‑stable food items during long‑duration space missions.

2025-09-12T18:33:02.260812-07:00

Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration

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Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station' Axiom Space will repurpose modules of the International Space Station as the foundation for its commercial Axiom Station, marking a formal step toward a privately operated successor to NASA's ISS. The plan seeks to transition existing on-orbit infrastructure into the first modules of a standalone commercial outpost.

2025-09-04T08:11:17.249671-07:00

Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station'

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SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS with 5,000+ lb of supplies and boost trunk for 2025 reboosts An unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo ship docked at the International Space Station early Monday carrying more than 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies, including 1,500 tortillas. The mission added a boost trunk that will enable Dragon to perform periodic reboost burns beginning in September and through fall 2025.

2025-08-25T06:47:19.533007-07:00

SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS with 5,000+ lb of supplies and boost trunk for 2025 reboosts

Japan Times

JAXA to launch first HTV‑X ISS resupply mission on Oct. 21 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it will launch the first HTV‑X resupply vehicle to the International Space Station on Oct. 21. The mission is the inaugural flight of JAXA’s new cargo vehicle, scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment to the ISS.

2025-08-24T11:46:59.340870-07:00

JAXA to launch first HTV‑X ISS resupply mission on Oct. 21

Space.com

Mike Fincke reaches 400 cumulative days in space during ISS mission (Aug. 18–22, 2025) Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke reached 400 cumulative days in space during an International Space Station mission Aug. 18–22, 2025. The milestone follows his earlier stint when he set the U.S. cumulative-time record and adds to long‑duration flight experience aboard the ISS.

2025-08-22T07:14:20.440988-07:00

Mike Fincke reaches 400 cumulative days in space during ISS mission (Aug. 18–22, 2025)

ABC News

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Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation Four astronauts—NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov—returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on Aug. 9, completing a 167-day mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule touched down off Southern California, marking the end of NASA’s tenth Commercial Crew rotation flight.

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

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SpaceX Dragon 9 Returns Crew-10 After 146-Day ISS Mission After 146 days aboard the International Space Station, five astronauts undocked in SpaceX’s Dragon 9 on Aug. 8, closing the hatch at 4:20 p.m. EDT and beginning a descent for a West Coast splashdown that closes out more than 200 onboard experiments.

2025-08-08T16:32:27.957994-07:00

SpaceX Dragon 9 Returns Crew-10 After 146-Day ISS Mission

CNBC

SpaceX Crew-11 Reaches ISS in 15 Hours, Delivering Four Astronauts for Six-Month Expedition SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission lifted off from LC-39A at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday and docked with the International Space Station just 15 hours later, boosting the orbiting lab’s crew to 11. The U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts will spend at least six months aboard the station.

2025-08-02T08:50:18.041338-07:00

SpaceX Crew-11 Reaches ISS in 15 Hours, Delivering Four Astronauts for Six-Month Expedition

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