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NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific early on Tuesday (July 15) after her fifth trip to the International Space Station, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary returning from their countries' first ISS mission.
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ABP News on MSN18 Days In Space: Know Key Highlights From Shubhanshu Shukla's Historic ISS MissionIndia marked its human spaceflight return with Axiom-4 as Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla spent 18 days on the ISS, conducting key microgravity experiments before a safe splashdown on July 15.
A picture snapped from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured a lesser-seen view of an extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The photo, taken from orbit during the night, shows a glowing bluish-purple halo with a vivid red column shooting upward into space.
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Space.com on MSNKeeping wastewater flowing into tomorrow's coffee | On the ISS this week July 7 - 11, 2025Progress M-31 (92P) — Flight engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy opened the hatch leading into the newly docked Progress cargo spacecraft on Sunday (July 6) and, joined by fellow cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, worked throughout the week to unload the 3 tons of supplies it delivered.
These experiments explored various topics, including plant growth from seeds, algae's ability to survive, muscle repair mechanisms, and the behaviour of resilient creatures called tardigrades.
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Astronaut Nichole Ayers recently witnessed a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station.
The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.
Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian to step aboard the ISS and only the second Indian to go into space, following Rakesh Sharma's iconic flight in 1984. Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force officer and test pilot,