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NASA announced the commander and pilot for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station Thursday.

Astronauts at the International Space Station enjoyed the most spectacular aurora display of their entire mission over the weekend after a massive blast of material from the sun reached our planet.

The SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth in their Crew Dragon spacecraft Monday afternoon. The crew has been aboard the space station in low-Earth orbit since April. WATCH: NASA makes final preparations for rocket heading around the moon in FebruaryNASA and SpaceX are also hoping to launch Crew-3 atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday. The Crew-3 launch has already been pushed back several times due to weather and a medical issue with one of the astronauts. Channel 9 will have continuing coverage of Crew-2′s return to Earth and the launch of Crew-3 on Eyewitness News.

China has sent three astronauts into orbit for a six month mission aboard its Tiangong space station.

China has sent three astronauts into orbit for a six month mission aboard its Tiangong space station.

The alarm went off as the space station's batteries were being charged, Russia's space agency says.

China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts will select their meals from more than 120 dishes during their three-month stay in orbit.

A trio of Chinese astronauts will spend three months in space testing equipment, conducting experiments and preparing the station for future expansions.

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts to the space station had a close call with a UFO.

Astronauts aboard ISS discuss moon and Mars missions NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover spoke to CBSN Boston from the International Space Station about the Artemis moon mission and the recent Mars rover landing. Watch their interview.

Spacewalking astronauts perform six-hour long repair on the International Space Station Astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins performed a six-hour long maintenance upgrade on the International Space Station— all while floating in space some 250 miles above Earth.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Astronauts for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission said they are ready for the launch next month at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. [I] just want to give a shoutout to the NASA and SpaceX training teams [that] have done such a great job. We’re ready and we’re excited to fly,” astronaut Megan McArthur, the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission said. “We’re gonna do our very best to represent NASA and ESA and JAXA and SpaceX in the International Space Station,” Kimbrough said. “It’s an international crew so that in itself can show the possibilities that are out there.”

Four astronauts who recently arrived on the Space Station via the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft smiled ear-to-ear describing their journey into space Thursday, meanwhile the rocket booster used for the launch is set to return to Port Canaveral later in the day. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, along with Japanese Space Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi launched Sunday night on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center. After 27 hours in space the astronauts arrived to the space station where NASA astronaut Kate Rubins was waiting to greet them at docking. The American and Japanese astronaut crew answered some questions on Thursday about the new arrivals on ISS. The booster will be used again next year to launch another round of astronauts for NASA to the International Space Station.

ORLANDO, Fla. – As NASA and SpaceX prepare to launch four astronauts on the first Dragon spacecraft operational mission to the International Space Station, the space agency released the weather criteria that would prevent the Crew-1 mission from launching. This comes after the historic first crewed launch of the Dragon spacecraft earlier this year with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. SpaceX became the first private company to fly astronauts to orbit. Weather officers will be monitoring both launch and landing conditions throughout the countdown for certain criteria that would cause the launch to be scrubbed for the safety of the astronauts. Below are 14 weather conditions that would prevent the launch from happening.

A floating spaceport in Japan could bring space travel to the city. A group of designers and architects are working on a four-story, futuristic spaceport city that floats in Tokyo Bay. [TRENDING: COVID-19 closes early voting location | Can you get COVID-19 twice? But it is not the first urban spaceport project. In Houston, the home of NASA’s astronaut program at Johnson Space Center, work is underway to transform a former airport into a commercial spaceport.

Space Curious: The questions we ask (and forget) to ask astronautsPublished: October 8, 2020, 9:59 amFormer NASA astronaut Terry Virts describes creating a rainstorm of sound in space and why kids ask the best questions.

Here’s what SpaceX astronauts listened to on their way to the launch padPublished: May 28, 2020, 10:51 amWe all know how important it is to have a good playlist accompany you on your drive, but what would you select if you were about to launch into space?

As NASA and SpaceX prepare to send astronauts back into space from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade, the space agency released the climate criteria that would keep it from launching the Falcon 9 Crew Dragon on May 27. Before a launch the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron will be closely monitoring weather conditions that could prevent the launch, or in the event of a launch abort, the recovery of the Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Atlantic Ocean. Weather officers will be monitoring both launch and landing conditions throughout the countdown for certain criteria that would cause the launch to be scrubbed for the safety of the astronauts. Below are 14 weather conditions that would prevent the launch from happening. [RETURN TO SPACE: Subscribe to a weekly newsletter to receive the latest in space news directly to your inbox | American spaceflight history: Space Shuttle establishes lasting human presence in space]

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti gives a tour of the "hygiene corner" on the International Space Station and demonstrates how to wash with soap and water that won't stay put.

ISS astronauts plan three October spacewalks Two International Space Station crew members will venture outside for seven hours to perform repairs. Charlie Rose reports.

Astronauts give schools out-of-this-world opportunity Astronauts aboard the International Space Station speak to students after their schools won a NASA-sponsored contest. Elliott Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove, California, and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, were among the schools selected to participate. KOVR’s Ron Jones reports.