SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth
A four-member crew, including NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left the ISS early Tuesday on ...
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The Insane Engineering of Re-Entry
After a week in orbit, the Space Shuttle’s most dangerous phase begins: re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. Traveling at Mach 25 (7 km/s), the shuttle faces temperatures hotter than molten lava, forming ...
Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth
The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a ...
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after nine unplanned months in space
The pair waved and smiled as they emerged from the SpaceX Dragon, which splashed down off the coast of Florida.