Tag: Paolo Nespoli
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Soyuz carries three station crew members back to Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-05 descent module just before touchdown in Kazakhstan on Thursday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three space station crew members hurtled back to Earth Thursday, completing a fiery plunge back through the atmosphere before settling to a frigid touchdown on the snowy…
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Recent snapshots from the International Space Station
Recent photos from the International Space Station’s Expedition 53 crew show wildfires burning in Southern California, expansive views of the Himalayas, cities by night and day, and colorful vistas of sites around the world. The space station orbits around 250 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth, on a path that takes it between 51.6 degrees north…
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Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargo
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule departed the space station early Sunday. This view of Dragon was captured by a camera on the station’s Canadian-built robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Returning home from more than a month in orbit, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship departed the International Space Station and parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on…