In Shubhanshu Shukla’s case, a splashdown made sense. SpaceX missions are designed for water landings. The Pacific Ocean ...

In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, ...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission will return to Earth today after spending 18 days at the International Space Station (ISS). They departed from ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and ...

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut ...

Splashdowns during the re-entry of astronauts from space may seem like the obvious choice for a gentle return to Earth. But the decision between water and landings goes far deeper than just comfort.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth safely in ...

For the non-American crew, the mission marked a return to crewed spaceflight for their respective nations after decades.