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The SpaceX Crew Dragon is a reusable spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit. It has been developed by Elon Musk-owned SpaceX and has been in operation since 2020. It is the first privately developed spacecraft to transport NASA astronauts to the ISS.

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying 4 astronauts docked with International Space Station, and it will bring back - Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

Similarly, NASA’s Molly L Wasser said, “It is possible that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will be ruled out as an impact hazard, as has happened with many other objects that have previously appeared on NASA’s asteroid risk list.”

NASA announced that SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the International Space Station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas.

The mission was the maiden mission of Starliner after a decade-long wait of development and errors. Notably, the launch was also briefly delayed due to helium leaks and a malfunctioning valve on the rocket.

The space agency is taking due diligence to not come into contact with the sample retrieved from asteroid Bennu and the hardware removal process will be done delicately taking necessary precautions to avoid risk of contamination.

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft has brought back the pristine sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu

Chandra X-ray Observatory is a Flagship-class space telescope and named after the Nobel Prize-winning Indian-American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

Shoemaker, who himself could have become the first geologist-astronaut to join the Apollo moon flight, however, could not turn his moon dream into a reality as he was diagnosed with Addison's disease.

NASA and ESA to provide assistance during Chandrayaan-3 landing