<p>Four astronauts are en route to return from the International Space Station (ISS) after concluding their six-month stay. They are headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The splashdown is taking place just days after Hurricane Idalia ravaged some parts of the state.</p>

<p>The astronauts are members of the Crew-6 mission. It was run jointly by NASA and SpaceX. The astronauts boarded the Crew Dragon capsule on Sunday (September 3). The capsule departed the space station at 7:05 ET. It is expected that the space capsule will take one day to manoeuvre around Earth and then head to the landing site. The splashdown is scheduled to take place at 12:17 am ET on September 4.</p>

<p>NASA has been keeping an eye on the impact of Hurricane Idalia. The hurricane made landfall on Wednesday morning on Florida's Gulf Coast. It caused damage in Florida before it tore through southern Georgia and the Carolinas.</p>

<p>Those aboard the Crew Dragon capsule are -&nbsp;NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen &amp; Warren "Woody" Hoburg, along with UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.</p>

<p>The group of astronauts spent six months on board the ISS.&nbsp;The Crew-6 astronauts handed over operations to Crew-7 astronauts who arrived at ISS on Sunday.</p>

<p>“We got a lot done during our mission,” Hoburg said during a remote news conference on August 23. “We had two visiting SpaceX cargo vehicles — the CRS-27 and 28 missions with lots of science on board. And we, as a crew, conducted a total of three spacewalks.”</p>

<p>“It’s been a big adventure and a lot of fun,”</p>

<p>Hoburg was quoted by CNN.</p>

<p>Crew-6 hailed Frank Rubio, the NASA astronaut who is on his way to breaking the record for the longest time a US astronaut has spent in microgravity. He has spent nearly 350 days at the ISS. The current record of 355 days is held by NASA's Mark Vande Hei.</p>

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Four astronauts are en route to return from the International Space Station (ISS) after concluding their six-month stay. They are headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Four astronauts are en route to return from the International Space Station (ISS) after concluding their six-month stay. They are headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The splashdown is taking place just days after Hurricane Idalia ravaged some parts of the state. The astronauts are members of the Crew-6 mission. It was run jointly by NASA and SpaceX. The astronauts boarded the Crew Dragon capsule on Sunday (September 3). The capsule departed the space station at 7:05 ET. It is expected that the space capsule will take one day to manoeuvre around Earth and then head to the landing site. The splashdown is scheduled to take place at 12:17 am ET on September 4. NASA has been keeping an eye on the impact of Hurricane Idalia. The hurricane made landfall on Wednesday morning on Florida's Gulf Coast. It caused damage in Florida before it tore through southern Georgia and the Carolinas. Those aboard the Crew Dragon capsule are - NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen & Warren "Woody" Hoburg, along with UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The group of astronauts spent six months on board the ISS. The Crew-6 astronauts handed over operations to Crew-7 astronauts who arrived at ISS on Sunday. “We got a lot done during our mission,” Hoburg said during a remote news conference on August 23. “We had two visiting SpaceX cargo vehicles — the CRS-27 and 28 missions with lots of science on board. And we, as a crew, conducted a total of three spacewalks.” “It’s been a big adventure and a lot of fun,” Hoburg was quoted by CNN. Crew-6 hailed Frank Rubio, the NASA astronaut who is on his way to breaking the record for the longest time a US astronaut has spent in microgravity. He has spent nearly 350 days at the ISS. The current record of 355 days is held by NASA's Mark Vande Hei. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Crew-6 leaves ISS for Earth, to splash down near hurricane-hit Florida

<p>SpaceX, the rocket company of Elon Musk, on Thursday launched a four-person crew on a mission to the International Space Station, starting their six-month stay in space.</p>

<p>The SpaceX launch vehicle, which is carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Neyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday at 12:34 am ET.</p>

<p>The Crew Dragon, which was carrying the astronauts, got detached from the rocket after it reached orbit, and as per estimates, it will spend about one day manoeuvring through space before it gets linked up with the space station. As per scientists, the capsule should dock at 1:17 a.m. ET Friday.</p>

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<p>The launch of Crew Dragon on Thursday was the second attempt to blast off the mission, called Crew-6, into space. The first launch attempt failed on Monday.</p>

<p>During the live broadcast of the launch, officials stated that ground systems engineers had decided to call off the launch when less than three minutes were left on the clock.</p>

<p>The engineers stated that an issue was detected with a substance called triethylaluminum triethylboron, or TEA-TEB, which is a highly combustible fluid that is used to ignite the engines of Falcon 9 rocket at liftoff.</p>

<p>As per NASA, the problem started as the fluid moved from a holding tank on the ground into a “catch tank”. “After a thorough review of the data and ground system, NASA and SpaceX determined there was a reduced flow back to the ground TEA-TEB catch tank due to a clogged ground filter,” as per an update shared by NASA on its website early on Wednesday.</p>

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<p>“The clogged filter explained the aberration engineers had seen on launch day. SpaceX teams replaced the filter, purged the TEA-TEB line with nitrogen, and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch,” NASA stated.&nbsp;</p>

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SpaceX, the rocket company of Elon Musk, on Thursday launched a four-person crew on a mission to the International Space Station, starting their six-month stay in space.

SpaceX, the rocket company of Elon Musk, on Thursday launched a four-person crew on a mission to the International Space Station, starting their six-month stay in space. The SpaceX launch vehicle, which is carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Neyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday at 12:34 am ET. The Crew Dragon, which was carrying the astronauts, got detached from the rocket after it reached orbit, and as per estimates, it will spend about one day manoeuvring through space before it gets linked up with the space station. As per scientists, the capsule should dock at 1:17 a.m. ET Friday. ALSO READ | Space Elevator | Musk’s SpaceX lift has button to take astronauts from Earth to space? The launch of Crew Dragon on Thursday was the second attempt to blast off the mission, called Crew-6, into space. The first launch attempt failed on Monday. During the live broadcast of the launch, officials stated that ground systems engineers had decided to call off the launch when less than three minutes were left on the clock. The engineers stated that an issue was detected with a substance called triethylaluminum triethylboron, or TEA-TEB, which is a highly combustible fluid that is used to ignite the engines of Falcon 9 rocket at liftoff. As per NASA, the problem started as the fluid moved from a holding tank on the ground into a “catch tank”. “After a thorough review of the data and ground system, NASA and SpaceX determined there was a reduced flow back to the ground TEA-TEB catch tank due to a clogged ground filter,” as per an update shared by NASA on its website early on Wednesday. WATCH | SpaceX test fires powerful super heavy booster “The clogged filter explained the aberration engineers had seen on launch day. SpaceX teams replaced the filter, purged the TEA-TEB line with nitrogen, and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch,” NASA stated. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

SpaceX international crew blasts off for space station mission

<p>SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off on Monday (February 27) and take two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an astronaut from Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) to International Space Station (ISS).</p>

<p>The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 am (0645 GMT). Weather conditions are expected to be near perfect.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Crew Dragon capsule, called Endevour, will dock with the ISS at 0738 GMT on Tuesday. NASA expressed confidence about the launch</p>

<p>"Countdown to liftoff!..." tweeted NASA while promoting its livestream of the launch.</p>

<p>NASA's Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates are to spend six months on the orbiting space station.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Neyadi, 41, will be the fourth astronaut from an Arab country and the second from the oil-rich UAE to journey to space; his compatriot Hazzaa al-Mansoori flew an eight-day mission in 2019.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Neyadi described the upcoming mission as a "great honor." &nbsp;</p>

<p>Hoburg, the Endeavour pilot, and Fedyaev, the Russian mission specialist, will also be making their first space flights.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Fedyaev is the second Russian cosmonaut to fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket. NASA astronauts fly regularly to the station on Russian Soyuz capsules.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Space has remained a rare venue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the Russian offensive in Ukraine placed the two in sharp opposition.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Such exchanges have continued despite those tensions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bowen, a veteran of three space shuttle missions, said politics rarely come up while in space.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We're all professionals. We keep focused on the mission itself," the mission commander said. "It's always been a great relationship we've had with cosmonauts once we get to space."&nbsp;</p>

<p>While aboard the ISS, the Crew-6 members will conduct dozens of experiments including studying how materials burn in microgravity and researching heart, brain and cartilage functions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The current crew is the sixth to be transported by a SpaceX rocket to the ISS. The Endeavour capsule has flown into space three times.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off on Monday (February 27) and take two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an astronaut from Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) to International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 am (0645 GMT). Weather conditions are expected to be near perfect. The Crew Dragon capsule, called Endevour, will dock with the ISS at 0738 GMT on Tuesday. NASA expressed confidence about the launch "Countdown to liftoff!..." tweeted NASA while promoting its livestream of the launch. NASA's Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates are to spend six months on the orbiting space station. Neyadi, 41, will be the fourth astronaut from an Arab country and the second from the oil-rich UAE to journey to space; his compatriot Hazzaa al-Mansoori flew an eight-day mission in 2019. Neyadi described the upcoming mission as a "great honor."  Hoburg, the Endeavour pilot, and Fedyaev, the Russian mission specialist, will also be making their first space flights. Fedyaev is the second Russian cosmonaut to fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket. NASA astronauts fly regularly to the station on Russian Soyuz capsules. Space has remained a rare venue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the Russian offensive in Ukraine placed the two in sharp opposition. Such exchanges have continued despite those tensions. Bowen, a veteran of three space shuttle missions, said politics rarely come up while in space. "We're all professionals. We keep focused on the mission itself," the mission commander said. "It's always been a great relationship we've had with cosmonauts once we get to space." While aboard the ISS, the Crew-6 members will conduct dozens of experiments including studying how materials burn in microgravity and researching heart, brain and cartilage functions. The current crew is the sixth to be transported by a SpaceX rocket to the ISS. The Endeavour capsule has flown into space three times. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

SpaceX Crew Dragon preps for lift-off, to dock with ISS 

<p>SpaceX rocket ship lifted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying all-civilian crew. The crew includes billionaire e-commerce executive and three other private citizens. This is the first all-civilian crew. The lift-off took place just before sunset from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.</p>

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<p>A SpaceX webcast of the launch showed Jared Isaacman, 38, and his crewmates - Sian Proctor, 51, Hayley Arceneaux, 29, and Chris Sembroski, 42 - strapped into the pressurized cabin of their gleaming white SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, wearing their helmeted black-and-white flight suits.</p>

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<p>The capsule carrying the crew was perched atop company's reusable two-stage Falcon-9 rocket. The Crew Dragon, fitted with a special observation dome in place of its usual docking hatch, reached orbit almost 10 minutes after the 8:03 p.m. EDT blastoff.</p>

<p>First-stage booster of the rocket descended back to Earth and touched down on a landing platform floating in the Atlantic on a drone ship. It had been named Just Read the Instructions.</p>

<p>The flight, marking the first crewed mission to orbit with no professional astronauts along for the ride, is expected to last about three days from launch to splashdown in the Atlantic, mission officials said.</p>

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<p>It marked the debut flight of SpaceX owner Elon Musk's new orbital tourism business, and a leap ahead of competitors likewise offering rides on rocket ships to customers willing to pay a small fortune for the exhilaration - and bragging rights - of spaceflight.</p>

<p>Isaacman has paid an undisclosed sum to fellow billionaire Musk to send himself and his three crewmates aloft. Time magazine has put the ticket price for all four seats at $200 million.</p>

<p>The mission, called Inspiration4, was conceived by Isaacman mainly to raise awareness and support for one of his favorite causes, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading pediatric cancer center in Memphis, Tennessee.</p>

<p>Inspiration4 is aiming for an orbital altitude of 360 miles (575 km) above Earth, higher than the International Space Station or Hubble Space Telescope, and the farthest any human will have flown from Earth since the end of NASA's Apollo moon program in 1972, according to SpaceX.</p>

<p>At that height, the Crew Dragon will circle the globe once every 90 minutes at a speed of some 17,000 miles per hour (27,360 kph), or roughly 22 times the speed of sound.</p>

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SpaceX rocket ship lifted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying all-civilian crew. The crew includes billionaire e-commerce executive and three other private citizens.

SpaceX rocket ship lifted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying all-civilian crew. The crew includes billionaire e-commerce executive and three other private citizens. This is the first all-civilian crew. The lift-off took place just before sunset from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Liftoff of @Inspiration4X! Go Falcon 9! Go Dragon! pic.twitter.com/NhRXkD4IWg — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 16, 2021 × A SpaceX webcast of the launch showed Jared Isaacman, 38, and his crewmates - Sian Proctor, 51, Hayley Arceneaux, 29, and Chris Sembroski, 42 - strapped into the pressurized cabin of their gleaming white SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, wearing their helmeted black-and-white flight suits. The capsule carrying the crew was perched atop company's reusable two-stage Falcon-9 rocket. The Crew Dragon, fitted with a special observation dome in place of its usual docking hatch, reached orbit almost 10 minutes after the 8:03 p.m. EDT blastoff. First-stage booster of the rocket descended back to Earth and touched down on a landing platform floating in the Atlantic on a drone ship. It had been named Just Read the Instructions. The flight, marking the first crewed mission to orbit with no professional astronauts along for the ride, is expected to last about three days from launch to splashdown in the Atlantic, mission officials said. × It marked the debut flight of SpaceX owner Elon Musk's new orbital tourism business, and a leap ahead of competitors likewise offering rides on rocket ships to customers willing to pay a small fortune for the exhilaration - and bragging rights - of spaceflight. Isaacman has paid an undisclosed sum to fellow billionaire Musk to send himself and his three crewmates aloft. Time magazine has put the ticket price for all four seats at $200 million. The mission, called Inspiration4, was conceived by Isaacman mainly to raise awareness and support for one of his favorite causes, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading pediatric cancer center in Memphis, Tennessee. Inspiration4 is aiming for an orbital altitude of 360 miles (575 km) above Earth, higher than the International Space Station or Hubble Space Telescope, and the farthest any human will have flown from Earth since the end of NASA's Apollo moon program in 1972, according to SpaceX. At that height, the Crew Dragon will circle the globe once every 90 minutes at a speed of some 17,000 miles per hour (27,360 kph), or roughly 22 times the speed of sound. (With inputs from agencies)

SpaceX all-civilian crew mission 'Inspiration4' lifts off, reaches orbit

<p>SpaceX is all set to launch four people into space on Wednesday (September 15). It will be a three-day mission and it will be the first mission to orbit the Earth with only private citizens on board.</p>

<p>The SpaceX flight has been chartered by Jared Isaacman (38) an American billionaire. He is the founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payment. He is also a pilot.</p>

<p>The "Inspiration4" mission caps a summer that saw billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos cross the final frontier, on Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin spaceships respectively, a few days apart in July.</p>

<p>But latest SpaceX mission is far more ambitious in scope. SpaceX Crew Dragon will fly further that the orbit of International Space Station.</p>

<p>"The risk is not zero," said Isaacman in an episode of a Netflix documentary about the mission.</p>

<p>"You're riding a rocket at 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour around the Earth. In that kind of environment there's risks."</p>

<p>SpaceX has already given 10 astrtonauts rides to the ISS on behalf of NASA. But this will be its first time taking non-professional astronauts.</p>

<p>Lift-off is scheduled for Wednesday from 8:00 pm Eastern Time (0000 GMT) from launch pad 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Center in Florida, from where the Apollo missions to the Moon took off.</p>

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SpaceX is all set to launch four people into space on Wednesday (September 15). It will be a three-day mission and it will be the first mission to orbit the Earth with only private citizens on board.

SpaceX is all set to launch four people into space on Wednesday (September 15). It will be a three-day mission and it will be the first mission to orbit the Earth with only private citizens on board. The SpaceX flight has been chartered by Jared Isaacman (38) an American billionaire. He is the founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payment. He is also a pilot. The "Inspiration4" mission caps a summer that saw billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos cross the final frontier, on Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin spaceships respectively, a few days apart in July. But latest SpaceX mission is far more ambitious in scope. SpaceX Crew Dragon will fly further that the orbit of International Space Station. "The risk is not zero," said Isaacman in an episode of a Netflix documentary about the mission. "You're riding a rocket at 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour around the Earth. In that kind of environment there's risks." SpaceX has already given 10 astrtonauts rides to the ISS on behalf of NASA. But this will be its first time taking non-professional astronauts. Lift-off is scheduled for Wednesday from 8:00 pm Eastern Time (0000 GMT) from launch pad 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Center in Florida, from where the Apollo missions to the Moon took off. (With inputs from agencies)

SpaceX gets ready for all-civilian crew spaceflight

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts soared into outer space Sunday.

Your Story: Four astronauts take off aboard Crew Dragon bound for ISS

<p>In 2014, Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin took a dig at NASA for the lack of US manned flight programme and said, they will "deliver its astronauts to the ISS by using a trampoline".</p>

<p>After six years, Elon Musk and NASA launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission. To which Musk responded, "The trampoline is working." SpaceX CEO made this statement alongside NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. Both men laughed after that. "It's an inside joke," Musk added.</p>

<p>After this launch, Musk's SpaceX became the first private rocket company to send humans into orbit. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Netizens began trolling Dmitry Rogozin for his remarks he made years ago and they compared it to the situation after launch.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>After the launch of Falcon 9, Rogozin remained conspicuously silent but his spokesman was forced to react.</p>

<p>"We don't really understand the hysteria sparked by the successful launch of a Crew Dragon spacecraft," spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko said on Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"What should have happened a long time ago happened," he added.</p>

<p>While Sergey Krikalev,&nbsp;&nbsp;Roscosmos executive director for crewed space programmes, congratulated US for the launch.&nbsp;</p>

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In 2014, Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin took a dig at NASA for the lack of US manned flight programme and said, they will "deliver its astronauts to the ISS by using a trampoline".

In 2014, Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin took a dig at NASA for the lack of US manned flight programme and said, they will "deliver its astronauts to the ISS by using a trampoline". After six years, Elon Musk and NASA launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission. To which Musk responded, "The trampoline is working." SpaceX CEO made this statement alongside NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. Both men laughed after that. "It's an inside joke," Musk added. After this launch, Musk's SpaceX became the first private rocket company to send humans into orbit. Netizens began trolling Dmitry Rogozin for his remarks he made years ago and they compared it to the situation after launch. Dmitry Rogozin in 2014: "US should use a trampoline to get into space" @elonmusk 2020: "The trampoline is working 🤣" pic.twitter.com/OKu4JF5i0M — Pranay Pathole (@PPathole) May 31, 2020 × “The trampoline is working” @elonmusk joking about a 2014 zing from Roscosmos’ Dmitry Rogozin, “After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest to the USA to bring their astronauts to the International Space Station using a trampoline” 😂 — Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) May 30, 2020 × How do you like it, Dmitry Rogozin? — Донна Роза де Альвадорец (@deAlvadorec) May 30, 2020 × After the launch of Falcon 9, Rogozin remained conspicuously silent but his spokesman was forced to react. "We don't really understand the hysteria sparked by the successful launch of a Crew Dragon spacecraft," spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko said on Twitter. "What should have happened a long time ago happened," he added. While Sergey Krikalev, Roscosmos executive director for crewed space programmes, congratulated US for the launch. Roscosmos Executive Director on Crewed Space Programs Sergey Krikalev address on the successful Falcon 9 carrier rocket launch with Crew Dragon crewed spacecraft pic.twitter.com/25pDIdIXLe — РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) May 30, 2020 ×

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