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NASA is just hours away from its first crewed launch of 2026, and its first since Crew-11 flew to orbit in August last year. Just ahead of Crew-12’s liftoff, the space agency has released a short trailer (above) for the mission,
Vast, an aerospace company based in Long Beach, California, partnered with NASA to send four of its own private astronauts to the ISS in 2027.
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NASA admits ‘Type A mishap’ as Starliner glitches trap 2 astronauts on ISS
NASA has formally classified the June 2024 Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test as a “Type A mishap,” the agency’s most serious incident category, after thruster failures and helium leaks during approach to the International Space Station left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in orbit for nine months.
NASA and partners receive research samples when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the ISS on Thursday, February 26, and returns to Earth.