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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronaut Returns to Houston

By |2024-10-26T13:35:00-04:00October 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members. As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, the astronaut was one of [...]

NASA Provides Update on Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Health

By |2024-10-25T13:37:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

After safely splashing down on Earth as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission Friday, a NASA astronaut experienced a medical issue. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida. After medical evaluation at the hospital, three of the [...]

NASA Provides Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Update

By |2024-10-25T08:08:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The following is attributed to Cheryl Warner, news chief, NASA’s Office of Communications: “Following NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission’s safe splashdown and recovery off Florida’s coast early Friday morning, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were taken to a local medical facility for additional evaluation. The crew exited [...]

Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Returns Safely to Earth

By |2024-10-25T03:37:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT, returning Crew-8 to Earth. Photo credit: NASA TV. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, splashed down safely in [...]

Dragon Deorbit Burn Complete; Next Up, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Splashdown

By |2024-10-25T02:49:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members return to Earth on Oct. 25, 2024. Next to him is NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. Dragon is scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Deorbit Burn

By |2024-10-25T02:18:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA is providing live coverage as NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, make their return to Earth inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Splashdown is scheduled for approximately 3:29 a.m. EDT off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery teams are taking [...]

NASA, SpaceX Set Time for Crew-8 Undocking

By |2024-10-23T11:29:00-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 5:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23 for the Dragon spacecraft named Endeavour to autonomously undock from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown [...]

NASA, SpaceX Target Wednesday for Crew-8 Undocking

By |2024-10-22T13:56:00-04:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 23, for the agency’s Crew-8 mission to depart from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. An undocking on Wednesday would result in a splashdown on Friday, Oct. 25. Forecasters have seen improvement in expected weather at some of [...]

NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-8 Undocking Date

By |2024-10-21T11:39:00-04:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members pose for a photo inside SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA Weather conditions near the multiple splashdown sites off Florida’s coast remain unfavorable for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. Forecasts remain marginal for an undocking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. [...]

Forecast Improves; Teams Target Monday for Crew-8 Undocking

By |2024-10-20T13:44:00-04:00October 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX teams have seen a marginal improvement in forecast weather conditions in potential splashdown sites off the coast of Florida for the return of the Crew-8 mission. The teams are proceeding closer to undock in order to get better resolution on the weather forecast, targeting no earlier than undocking of the spacecraft at [...]

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