Splashdown is expected at about 9:19 p.m. PT. SpaceX is hosting a live stream on X. It’s possible the rocket’s re-entry could create a sonic boom. The Fram2 mission will be the first of many ...

When it launched in the spring of 1972, Kosmos 482 was meant to land on Venus. Instead, it’s on track to land a little closer ...

The vehicle separated from the upper stage about 90 minutes after liftoff and, roughly a half-hour later, began reentry for a splashdown in the South Atlantic Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the ...

Splashdown technique is a smooth and safe way for re-entry and reduces the risk of injury and structural damage to the spacecraft. Astronaut Gus Grissom was the first astronaut who landed on Earth ...

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness ... the capsule as it re-entered the atmosphere; it ...