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Record-setting astronaut Suni Williams retires from NASA after 27 years
By Mike Wall published
Astronaut Suni Williams left NASA late last month after 27 years of service. She spent a total of 608 days in space, more than all but one other American astronaut.

Chinese capsule damaged by space-junk strike returns to Earth (video)
By Leonard David published
The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou 20 capsule damaged by a space-junk strike came safely down to Earth.

NASA's Crew-11 astronauts to discuss medical evacuation from International Space Station today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will discuss their shorter-than-expected stay aboard the International Space Station today (Jan. 21), and you can watch it live.

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space
By Kirsty Lindsay, Luke Hughes, Nick Caplan published
The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?

Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Houston after 1st-ever medical evacuation from ISS
By Mike Wall published
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission made it to Houston today (Jan. 16), just a day after their unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station.

Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS (video)
By Anthony Wood published
Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".

'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says
By Brett Tingley published
NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.

'Backward and upward and tilted': Spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift inside their skulls
By Josh Dinner published
Space apparently changes your frame of mind in more ways than one.

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over censure campaign
By Mike Wall published
Former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is fighting back, suing the Pentagon for its plan to censure him over comments he made in a video late last year.

Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.
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