NASA astronauts splash down after 100 million miles in space
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have returned to Earth after 237 days in space, traveling more than 100 million miles and completing over 3,792 orbits…
ScienceDaily reports: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have returned to Earth after 237 days in space, traveling more than 100 million miles and completing over 3,792 orbits while conducting research to prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars.
The mission also made history with record-setting spacewalk achievements and experiments that could transform medicine both in space and on Earth.
This science story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include NASA’s SpaceX Crew-, Earth and NASA.
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