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Entire Space Station Down to Skeleton Crew After NASA Evacuation

The International Space Station has gone from seven crew members down to a "skeleton crew" of three due to a recent medical ...

4 astronauts return early from International Space Station, splash down safely in Pacific Ocean

Four astronauts returned to Earth early Thursday morning after leaving the International Space Station a month early because ...

What is Crew-11? What to know about astronauts leaving space station early

After more than five months in space, four astronauts on a mission known as Crew-11 are about to cut their mission short and ...
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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

NASA juggling piloted moon mission and space station crew replacement flight

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around ...

4 astronauts to depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab

Four astronauts are set to depart the International Space Station Wednesday amid a health concern. The unprecedented early departure will leave behind a skeleton crew.

Phages and bacteria accumulate distinctive mutations aboard the International Space Station

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...