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US: Bright Streak Observed Over California as SpaceX Crew-11 Re-enters

A bright streak was observed across the night sky over Southern California early Thursday, January 15 as the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts made its fiery re-entry before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. The capsule returned NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, ending the Crew-11 mission about a month early due to a non-emergency medical condition affecting one crew member. NASA said the astronaut was stable and brought back to Earth for further evaluation.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard the recovery ship SHANNON shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.,Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board the ship SHANNON to prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows The SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON is seen in the Pacific Ocean as the recovery team prepares for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board a helicopter to stage for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber)\ Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

NASA astronaut Anne McClain is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber) Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber) Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner are seen inside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducte

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is helped out of the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal s

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted infor

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is seen inside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted inform

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal s

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted infor

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, bottom, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy, top, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern time) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to th

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 crew members return to Earth on March 18, 2025. Dragon is scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. EDT. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Nick Hague is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 17, 2025 shows NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 prepares for departure from the International Space Station on Monday, March 17, 2025. Top left, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, followed by bottom left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Nick Hague is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from right, and Suni Williams, right are seen inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASAs and SpaceXs Crew-9 Splashdown - USA

Handout photo dated March 18, 2025 shows Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM