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SpaceX’s private polar space trip returns to Earth

The four crew members of the private Fram2 mission returned to Earth on Friday after spending more than 3 1/2 days circling the planet on the first human spaceflight on a polar orbit. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience made a parachute-assisted splashdown off the California coast at 9:19 a.m. Pacific time. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Monday night. Chinese-born ...

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Steve Gleason, West Point softball teammates travel to support Anne McClain for launch NASA officials say is moving forward Friday

Lilac City astronaut Anne McClain has a cadre of supporters well outside the confines of Spokane County. The shortlist of friends and family members who made the trek to the United States' southeastern tip to watch her set out on a voyage to space include her high school math teacher, half a dozen of her former West Point softball teammates and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Steve Gleason and family.
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McClain and Crew-10 launch postponed after discovery of hydraulics issue

Spokane astronaut Anne McClain isn’t headed to space just yet. NASA officials delayed the launch scheduled for Wednesday, at 4:48 p.m. Pacific, due to an issue with the hydraulics system on the launchpad discovered about 4 hours before the Falcon 9 rocket and “Endurance” Dragon capsule were set to takeoff.
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Live Stream: NASA Crew-10 Launch from Kennedy Space Center

The four members of NASA SpaceX Crew-10 mission -- NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander; and Nichole Ayers, pilot; along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov -- are set to launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:03 p.m. Pacific Time Friday.