Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space.
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Apr 10, 2021
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The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule "came alive" and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Aug 5, 2020
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Boeing's Starliner capsule is finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the International Space Station on May 19, officials said Tuesday.
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May 3, 2022
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For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.
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Apr 20, 2021
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Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed.
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Jul 31, 2020
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SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts.
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Oct 26, 2021
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Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX's second crew launch, coming up next weekend.
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Nov 8, 2020
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NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.
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Dec 11, 2022
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The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon in another year got their first look at their spacecraft, as NASA warned Tuesday there could be more delays.
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Aug 9, 2023
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Rough seas prompted SpaceX on Saturday to delay the emergency escape test of its new crew capsule by a day.
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Jan 18, 2020
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