A private spaceflight, commanded by Iowan Peggy Whitson and featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary, came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown.

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson and her three-member crew are now halfway through their two-week research mission aboard the International Space Station. This is Whitson’s fifth visit to the ...

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary are back on Earth. They closed out their private spaceflight Tuesday with a splashdown in the Pacific off the ...

The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson and her three crewmates on Axiom-4 splashed down about 4:30 Central this morning in the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of ...

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

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Dr. Peggy Whitson was awarded the 2024 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement. Whitson's distinguished career is one of dedication, perseverance, and passion for space research. The Apollo 11 ...

The SpaceX Dragon returned from the International Space Station on a private mission headed by astronaut Peggy Whitson.

Axiom 4 astronauts depart space station on SpaceX Dragon, prepare for California splashdown Ahead of the spacefarers, under the command of retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, is a daylong cosmic ...

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station, joined by crewmates from India ...

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.