International Space Station

SpaceX Crew Dragon Opens Hatch with ISS to Reach Stranded Astronauts

A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost. The astronauts were shown on live TV embracing and hugging their counterparts in zero gravity on the space station shortly after their SpaceX Crew Dragon ...

Starliner Returns Empty After NASA Safety Concerns

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to the International Space Station, after NASA deemed it too risky to bring them back aboard the spacecraft. After years of delays, Starliner launched in June for what was meant to be a roughly weeklong test mission -- a final ...