Jubilant but shaken by their weird experience, the three astronauts returned to the Challenger.

When Russian astronauts return to earth from a long space flight, they sometimes have to learn how to walk.

The astronauts would return samples and help test spacefaring capabilities for a future Mars mission.

The astronaut returned healthy after nine hours of confinement in a low-gravity environment.

Three astronauts return to Earth after a nuclear holocaust, although one dies in a crash landing.

If the report's recommendations are adopted, Miss Ride said, astronauts could return to the moon by the year 2000.

He told the nation that while the astronauts had not safely returned to earth, "we can pray they are safely home."

The astronauts will return to Houston on Wednesday to wait until the repairs are completed.

The five astronauts returned to their homes in Houston to await the decision on when the mission would be rescheduled.

After finishing their activity, the two astronauts returned to the landing module and slept for seven hours before starting to leave.