University of Central Florida

Shooting for the Moon: A UCF Graduate’s Role in Artemis Mission Safety

Joseph Hoayun ’22 ’26MSEM helps test the spacecraft systems that’ll carry astronauts farther in space and bring them home ...
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Watch: Splashdown! NASA's Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after 237 days in space

After 237 days in orbit, the four astronauts safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on October 8, 2026. Image of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft as it lands with NASA Crew-12 astronauts ...

Dramatic moment SpaceX astronauts blast back to Earth before splashdown off SoCal

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which is named Freedom, landed about 50 miles west of Los Angeles at 11:34 a.m. eastern time, according to CBS News.
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SpaceX's recovered Starship after Flight 13 splashdown returns to Texan port

SpaceX has recovered a Starship spacecraft for the first time after it splashed down intact in the Indian Ocean. The recovered Starship, Ship 40 from Flight 13, has returned to the Port of Brownsville ...