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Astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary head back to Earth after private space mission
ny post ^ | 07/14/2025

Posted on 07/14/2025 10:34:59 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, wrapping up a private mission and catching a ride home with SpaceX.

Their capsule undocked from the orbiting lab and aimed for a splashdown the next morning in the Pacific off the Southern California coast.

The short, privately financed mission marked the first time in more than 40 years that India, Poland and Hungary saw one of their own rocket into orbit. The three astronauts were accompanied by America’s most experienced space flier, Peggy Whitson, who works for Axiom Space, which chartered the flight. They launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 25.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: axiomspace; hungary; india; iss; nasa; newyorkpost; peggywhitson; poland; spacex; splashdown; unitedstates; usa

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1 posted on 07/14/2025 10:34:59 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I knew nothing about this Space venture.
I’m glad it went well, or is going well.
At least they haven’t gotten stuck on an unexpected Space Stay like that team did last year, all thanks to Biden.


2 posted on 07/14/2025 10:43:25 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Agreed. No publicity about this at all.


3 posted on 07/14/2025 10:50:25 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: volare737

Hence the word Private


4 posted on 07/14/2025 10:58:52 AM PDT by al baby (Whoopie Cushion Goldberg )
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To: volare737

I saw a picture of the Polish Astronaut eating Peirogi in Space


5 posted on 07/14/2025 11:09:06 AM PDT by daku
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To: al baby

Musk and Bezos are private also and we hear about theirs always.


6 posted on 07/14/2025 11:33:58 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: daku

Nice!


7 posted on 07/14/2025 11:38:48 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: BenLurkin

A Hungarian, Indian, and a Pollock spacewalk into a bar…


8 posted on 07/14/2025 11:40:32 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: BenLurkin

The first 7 11 has been establish3d in Outer Sace.


9 posted on 07/14/2025 12:26:38 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO ODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: BenLurkin

How weightlessness affects the behavior of holupki [cabbage rolls] with curry and paprika additions...

Very hush hush research...


10 posted on 07/14/2025 12:28:23 PM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: BenLurkin

I thought trump was closing down spacex and sending musk back to south africa.


11 posted on 07/14/2025 7:29:16 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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