{"id":2470120,"date":"2025-08-02T17:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-delivers-four-astronauts-to-the-international-space-station-just-15-hours-after-launch-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:37:45","slug":"spacex-delivers-four-astronauts-to-the-international-space-station-just-15-hours-after-launch-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-delivers-four-astronauts-to-the-international-space-station-just-15-hours-after-launch-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspacex-delivers-four-astronauts-to-the-international-space-station-just-15-hours-after-launch-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>SpaceX successfully delivered four astronauts from the U.S., Russia, and Japan to the International Space Station (ISS) just 15 hours after launching from NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center. The crew members-NASA&#8217;s Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan&#8217;s Kimiya Yui, and Russia&#8217;s Oleg Platonov-will spend at least six months aboard the ISS. Some of these astronauts had originally been assigned to other missions but switched to this SpaceX flight due to delays with Boeing&#8217;s Starliner spacecraft and other scheduling changes.Their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >arrival temporarily increases<\/a> the station&#8217;s population to 11. the quick journey highlights SpaceX&#8217;s efficient crew transport capabilities, although the Russian soyuz spacecraft still holds the record for the fastest trip to the ISS at just three hours.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2195232\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/spacex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SpaceX<\/a>&nbsp;delivered a fresh crew to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nasa-space-station-spacex-retire-plunge-3076b8f67488a699240b23bc7f27fc8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">International Space Station<\/a>&nbsp;on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spacex-nasa-astronauts-d90068c27fff2ed2438d1776e0632443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">launching<\/a>&nbsp;from NASA&rsquo;s Kennedy Space Center. They will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March. SpaceX will bring those four back as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489517\/pope-thrills-hundreds-of-thousands-young-catholics-holy-year-youth-festival\/\">Pope thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489510\/newsom-national-guard-deployment-hurt-fentanyl-seizures\/\">Newsom: National Guard deployment hurt fentanyl seizures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489506\/rep-hamadeh-applauds-trumps-order-on-homelessness\/\">Rep. Hamadeh applauds Trump&#8217;s order on homelessness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Moving in are NASA&rsquo;s Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan&rsquo;s Kimiya Yui and Russia&rsquo;s Oleg Platonov &mdash; each of whom had been originally assigned to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nasa-stuck-astronauts-boeing-starliner-92dca67a1fbecf05f5f0e6e2e79afc3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">other missions<\/a>. &ldquo;Hello, space station!&rdquo; Fincke radioed as soon as the capsule docked high above the South Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Cardman and another astronaut were pulled from a SpaceX flight last year to make room for NASA&rsquo;s two stuck astronauts, Boeing Starliner test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/astronauts-stuck-in-space-release-first-public-comment-since-rejecting-boeings-return-capsule-as-too-risky\/\" title=\"... Stuck in Space Release First Public Comment Since Rejecting Boeing&#039;s Return Capsule as Too Risky\">space station stay<\/a> went from one week to more than nine months. Fincke and Yui had been training for the next Starliner mission. But with Starliner grounded by thruster and other problems until 2026, the two switched to SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>Platonov was bumped from the Soyuz launch lineup a couple of years ago because of an undisclosed illness.<\/p>\n<p>Their arrival temporarily puts the space station population at 11.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3432597\/what-post-biden-presidency-investigations-could-actually-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT THE POST-BIDEN PRESIDENCY INVESTIGATIONS COULD ACTUALLY REVEAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was such an unbelievably beautiful sight to see the space station come into our view for the first time,&rdquo; Cardman said once on board.<\/p>\n<p>While their taxi flight was speedy by U.S. standards, the Russians hold the record for the fastest trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-whats-next-for-trump-and-musk-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018One Big Beautiful Breakup\u2019: What\u2019s next for Trump and Musk? - Washington Examiner\">space station &#038;mdash<\/a>; a lightning-fast three hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2195232\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2195232\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX transports 4 astronauts to ISS in just 15 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2470121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpaceX-ISS-1024x611.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20139,42643,60503,4844],"class_list":["post-2470120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-astronauts","tag-international-space-station","tag-space-launch","tag-spacex"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpaceX-ISS-1024x611.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470124,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470120\/revisions\/2470124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}