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Crew with first astronaut from Turkey launched on flight to space station

Cape Canaveral, Florida, US Reuters Turkey’s first astronaut and three other crew members representing Europe were launched from Florida on Thursday on a voyage to the International Space Station in the latest commercially arranged mission from Texas startup Axiom Space. A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the Axiom quartet lifted off atop a Falcon 9 […]

Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station

Commander Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi representing Saudi Arabia pose before the planned Axiom Mission 2 launch to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, US, on 21st May, 2023.

Reuters An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying them parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama […]

Danish astronaut flying on SpaceX shuttle warns Europe not to fall behind in space

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen speaks at a kick-off event for the Huginn space mission in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 22nd May, 2023.

CopenhagenReuters Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his second trip into space onboard Elon Musk’s next SpaceX mission in August.  Mogensen, who will be the first non-American pilot to steer the SpaceX Crew Dragon shuttle to […]