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Splashdown! NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.

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  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.
  • "After more than six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 has safely returned home," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov traveled 84,434,094 miles during their mission, spent 197 days aboard the space station, and completed 3,184 orbits around Earth.
  • The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.

NASA Astronaut Raja Chari and ISS National Lab to Lead Multiple Sessions at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) is a technological marvel that enables innovation not possible on Earth. To showcase the orbiting platform's unique capabilities, the ISS National Laboratory® and NASA are spearheading multiple sessions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas—the world's largest and most influential gathering of technology companies and researchers. NASA astronaut Raja Chari will join the sessions to discuss his experiences living and working on the space station.

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  • To showcase the orbiting platform's unique capabilities, the ISS National Laboratory® and NASA are spearheading multiple sessions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas—the world's largest and most influential gathering of technology companies and researchers.
  • NASA astronaut Raja Chari will join the sessions to discuss his experiences living and working on the space station.
  • This year, NASA and the ISS National Lab are leading two sessions at CES, both taking place on Thursday, January 11, at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall W218.
  • Chari reported for duty to NASA in August 2017 and completed two years of training as an astronaut candidate.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
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Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and spacefarers.

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  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and spacefarers.
  • The Crew-5 mission lifted off at 12 p.m. EDT Oct. 5, 2022, on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina traveled 66,577,531 miles during their mission, spent 156.5 days aboard the space station, and completed 2512 orbits around Earth.
  • The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit.

Coverage Set as NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Prepares to Splashdown

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-5 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with undocking coverage live at 12 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 11.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-5 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with undocking coverage live at 12 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 11.
  • The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the space station at 2:05 a.m., to begin the journey home.
  • Following conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA coverage of Crew-5's return will continue with audio only, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast.
  • See full mission coverage, NASA's commercial crew blog, and more information about the mission at:
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NASA Astronaut Tom Marshburn to Retire

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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As an astronaut, Marshburn spent 337 days in space, traveling to the International Space Station three times on three different spacecraft – the space shuttle, Soyuz, and SpaceX Crew Dragon -- and performed five spacewalks during his three spaceflights.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran spacewalker and flight surgeon Tom Marshburn is retiring from NASA after 28 years, including 18 years as an astronaut.
  • Throughout the mission, Marshburn and his Expedition 66/67 crewmates performed more than 250 scientific investigations designed to benefit all of humanity and help future exploration.
  • "Tom Marshburn is an exceptional example of the astronauts that walk the halls here at NASA.
  • Learn more about how NASA explores the unknown and innovates for the benefit of humanity at:
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Sierra Space Bolsters Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy Team

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Sierra Space , a leading space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, today announced Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer for the companys Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy .

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  • Sierra Space , a leading space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, today announced Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer for the companys Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy .
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    Sierra Space announces Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer for the companys Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy.
  • With the development of the Sierra Space Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy, we are changing the landscape of the commercial space economy.
  • The companys new Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy will recruit, train and prepare the future astronaut corps required for the developing commercial space economy.

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies, Stars

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency's Explorers Program for further study.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency's Explorers Program for further study.
  • The proposals include missions that would study exploding stars, distant clusters of galaxies, and nearby galaxies and stars.
  • NASA Explorer missionsconduct focused scientific investigations and develop instruments that fill scientific gaps between the agency's larger space science missions.
  • UVEX would carry an ultraviolet spectrograph for detailed study of massive stars and stellar explosions.

VP Hosts NASA for Family STEM Event, Disney Pixar's Lightyear Viewing

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Saturday, June 18, 2022
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NASA provided three hands-on STEM activities to inspire students from 4th to 8th grade to engage with the science, technology, engineering and math behind NASA's missions.

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  • NASA provided three hands-on STEM activities to inspire students from 4th to 8th grade to engage with the science, technology, engineering and math behind NASA's missions.
  • Marshburn recently returned with NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 from the International Space Station and was the NASA technical consultant on the film.
  • "It was wonderful to work on these STEM activities with a bright young group of future leaders showcasing the exciting work we're doing at NASA in STEM and in space," said NASA Astronaut Thomas Marshburn.
  • NASA also engages and inspires the next generation through STEM collaborations as the country prepares for human exploration of the Moon.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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NASA astronauts Kayla Barron , Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn , as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer , will participate in this first media event following their splashdown.

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  • NASA astronauts Kayla Barron , Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn , as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer , will participate in this first media event following their splashdown.
  • The Crew-3 astronauts also will participate in a Facebook Live on the NASA Astronauts' Facebook page at 10:50 a.m. ahead of the news conference.
  • After returning to shore, the astronauts flew back to Houston, where they were greeted by their families and colleagues.
  • Crew-3 astronauts traveled 75,060,792miles during their 177 days in orbit (175 of which were spent aboard the International Space Station ).

NASA, ESA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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NASA astronauts Kayla Barron , Raja Chari , and Tom Marshburn , and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 12:43 a.m. EDT.

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  • NASA astronauts Kayla Barron , Raja Chari , and Tom Marshburn , and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 12:43 a.m. EDT.
  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels recovered the spacecraft and astronauts.
  • After returning to shore, the astronauts will fly back to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
  • The astronauts took hundreds of photos of Earth as part of the Crew Earth Observation investigation, one of the longest-running investigations aboard the space station, which helps track natural disasters and changes to our home planet.