Unlike a touchdown, where a spacecraft lands on solid ground with the help of braking systems or parachutes, splashdown involves a water landing.

Why do some spacecraft land in water while others use runways? Here’s a simple explanation of these two space landing methods ...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission are set to begin their return journey ...

We marvel at “miraculous survivors” like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of last month’s Air India disaster. But ...

Commander Peggy Whitson from the USA, Sawosz Uznaski-Winiewski from Poland, Tibor Kapu from Hungary, India's Shubhanshu ...

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut on ISS, returns to Earth on Tuesday after a successful 18-day mission. The Dragon spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

These burns are carefully calibrated to position the spacecraft for a safe return trajectory. Shukla, an IAF fighter pilot and test pilot who underwent intensive training with NASA and Axiom Space, ...

The Axiom Mission 4 crew, including India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — On Wednesday morning, the majority members of the Senate Commerce Committee voted in favor of having President Donald Trump’s nominee Jared Isaacman as NASA’s new ...