Axiom 4 space mission is an amalgamation of new technology, science diplomacy, and pure guts. We lay it down for you, from launch to docking, science to selfies, and yes, how they will get back to ...

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The Axiom 4 mission will carry Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from the Indian Air Force along with crew members from the US, ...

May 21 (UPI) --Unfavorable weather conditions have delayed the SpaceX Dragon's return to Earth ... studies and resins that might be used in heat shields. Samples also were retrieved from the ...

If SpaceX should have a problem with its ... the 17-hour flight home appeared flawless. The Dragon capsule’s heat shield withstood temperatures that reached 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit.

And the last leg was the most tricky when SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft re-entered the ... casing to about 1,600 degrees Celsius, with heat shields protecting the occupants inside.

However, the Dragon Freedom's advanced heat shield, designed to protect the spacecraft and its ... requires pinpoint precision to ensure a safe and successful splashdown. SpaceX's team of expert ...

aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule just before 6 ... across the water at a red-hot 400 miles per hour, which set its heat shield aglow in the clear afternoon skies. Moments earlier, it had ...

Early Tuesday morning, the SpaceX Dragon carrying Williams ... To keep the astronauts safe, Dragon employs a heat shield to keep it from burning up during re-entry. The drag helped slow down ...