On its journey to a world-record-breaking orbit, NASA‘s Orion spacecraft capsule, which had test dummies in place of astronauts, buzzed the lunar surface and whipped around the far side before arriving at the moon on Monday. It marks a significant accomplishment in the $4.1 billion test journey that started last Wednesday and is the first […]
On Monday, SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth. Thereby, bringing a 200-day space station mission that began last spring to a close. Before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, their capsule raced through the late-night sky like a sparkling meteor. With spotlights, recovery boats moved in fast. “On behalf […]