NASA’s Vision & SpaceX’s Innovation

How Will Sunita Williams’ Mission Impact Future Space Travel?

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Sunita Williams’ return was a big deal. It showed how NASA and SpaceX are working together.

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NASA and SpaceX team up for space missions. They used the Dragon capsule.

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This partnership helps save money and gets more people into space.

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The splashdown is when the Dragon capsule lands in the ocean.

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SpaceX uses cool tech like the Dragon capsule and reusable rockets.

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These innovations make space travel safer and more efficient.

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Williams spent 286 days on the International Space Station (ISS).

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After landing, astronauts get checked right away and keep getting checked to adjust to Earth’s gravity again.

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NASA wants to explore more of space. SpaceX and others will help them.

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