William Harwood

John F Kennedy Space Center

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NASA's Don Pettit, two cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

On the eve of his 70th birthday, Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut, and two cosmonaut crewmates packed up for a fiery plunge back to Earth to close out a 220-day expedition to the International Space Station.
How to watch Gayle King's flight to space with Blue Origin's all-women crew

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Jennifer Earl |William Harwood

The countdown has begun. Blue Origin's first all-women flight crew is shooting for the sky in West Texas on Monday if they get the all-clear for their rare space ride — blasting off on a journey 62 miles above Earth's surface to the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. The space launch window for the NS-31 mission, which marks the 11th human flight of Jeff Bezos' New Shepard program, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET, depending on weather conditions.
Watch Live: Gayle King launches to space on Blue Origin's all-women flight

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jennifer Earl |William Harwood

1 hour agoKaty Perry is set to launch into space as part of Blue Origin’s upcoming NS-31 mission, scheduled for April 14 at 8:30 am CDT from West Texas. She’ll be joined by journalist Gayle King, producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, scientist Amanda Nguyen, and Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. This marks the first all-female spaceflight crew since 1963, when the Soviet Union’s Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space.
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman supports a return to the moon, argues for a parallel path to Mars

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

Billionaire entrepreneur and space traveler Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to serve as NASA's next administrator, told lawmakers Wednesday he supports sending astronauts back to the moon in the Artemis program but plans to "prioritize" eventual trips to Mars. Sen.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, 2 Russian cosmonauts blast off on flight to space station

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

Jonny Kim, a former Navy SEAL, Harvard Medical School graduate and now a NASA astronaut blasted off with two cosmonaut crewmates aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket early Tuesday to head for an eight-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
SpaceX Fram2 crew splashes down off California coast to close out historic trip around Earth's poles

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

A wealthy bitcoin entrepreneur and three fellow adventurers plunged back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Friday, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California to close out the first crewed flight around Earth's poles.
Stuck astronauts say they'd fly on Boeing's spacecraft again after ordeal

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | William Harwood |Alex Sundby

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, whose planned eight-day Starliner test flight turned into a nine-and-a-half-month stay stuck aboard the International Space Station, spoke out today at a news conference for the first time since returning to Earth almost two weeks ago. They are still adapting to Earth's gravity after splashing down aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship on March 18.
Astronauts who were stuck in space, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, hold first news conference since return

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

What's next for astronauts who returned Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, whose planned eight-day Starliner test flight turned into a nine-and-a-half-month stay stuck aboard the International Space Station, will be speaking out today at a news conference for the first time since returning to Earth almost two weeks ago. They are scheduled to speak with reporters Monday at 2:30 p.m. EDT at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
SpaceX's Fram2 launch will send civilian crew into first flight around Earth's poles

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

First human space mission to orbit both poles SpaceX readied a Falcon 9 rocket for blastoff Monday night, weather permitting, to carry a wealthy Maltese bitcoin entrepreneur, a Norwegian cinematographer, a German robotics expert and an Australian adventurer on the first crewed flight over the North and South Poles. Liftoff from historic pad 39A is targeted for 9:46 p.m. EDT, the first of four opportunities.
Starliner astronauts return to Earth after being stuck in space for 286 days

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | William Harwood

Astronauts return after nine months in space Two long-delayed Starliner astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Tuesday, finally closing out a repeatedly extended 286-day odyssey in space. They shared the ride home with two outgoing space station crewmates, Crew-9 commander Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov.

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