➀ Astronauts on the ISS witnessed the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage due to an 'energetic event';
➁ The spacecraft lost altitude and communication after the explosion;
➂ Starship initiated its RUD protocol, leading to its disassembly in the upper atmosphere.
➀ Elon Musk announced that President Trump requested SpaceX to return two astronauts from the ISS due to concerns with Boeing's Starliner.
➁ NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the ISS since June 2024 after arriving on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
➂ NASA decided that they would come home on Dragon after uncertainties surrounding Starliner.
➀ The ISS National Lab releases its annual report detailing research conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) over the past year.
➁ The report highlights 103 payload deliveries sponsored, resulting in 51 published, peer-reviewed papers.
➂ The majority of payloads were from commercial entities, with 75% of new projects coming from new-to-space users.
