NASA astronauts return home after major delay. Their extended stay could have health consequences
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were selected for the first crewed test flight on Boeing's Starliner and were only supposed to stay at the International Space Station for 10 days, but when NASA discovered several helium leaks and propulsion system issues on the spacecraft,
Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again as replacement crew's launch is scrubbed
NASA will wait at least another two days to launch its next space station crew, delaying the return of Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams a bit longer.
SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts
Reaching orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the newest crew includes NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, both military pilots; and Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov, both former airline pilots. They will spend the next six months at the space station, considered the normal stint, after springing Wilmore and Williams free.
Stuck NASA astronauts one step closer to home after SpaceX crew-swap launch
The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying four astronauts who will replace Wilmore and Williams, both of whom are veteran NASA astronauts and retired U.S. Navy test pilots and were the first to fly Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule to the ISS in June.
SpaceX delays mission meant to retrieve stuck astronauts
Two U.S. astronauts who have been stuck in space for nine months will have to wait at least a few days longer to return home.
NASA, SpaceX Delay Flight That Was to Retrieve Stuck Astronauts
NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
US astronauts stuck on space station because Biden didn’t want to risk rescue before election: ex-NASA spaceman
The two American astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for nine months may have been stuck there because of the presidential election, one of their fellow spacemen thinks. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams are likely high and dry in space because President Biden wasn’t willing to risk a rescue going wrong after their initial ride home on a Boeing craft was deemed unsafe,
Return of stuck astronauts delayed as SpaceX, NASA scrub launch
SpaceX launch scheduled for Wednesday will carry replacement crew for astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since their troubled Starliner mission.
SpaceX delays flight to retrieve NASA astronauts at International Space Station
SpaceX was forced to cancel the much-anticipated lift-off at Cape Canaveral with less than an hour to go due to a hydraulic system issue.
NASA, SpaceX scrub mission to pick up International Space Station astronauts
NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday night scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch of a flight intended to retrieve from the International Space Station astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent nine months in orbit.
SpaceX scrubs astronaut flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts
SpaceX on Wednesday scrubbed the expected launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams,
SpaceX Flight Launches into Space 8 Days After Rocket Explosion. What That Means for 'Stranded' Astronauts
A new crew is officially on their way to the International Space Station, which means fellow astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — who have been in space for 9 months now — are officially one ...
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'Stranded' NASA astronauts face health side effects from nine month space mission
A rocket has finally launched in a bid to bring two 'stranded' NASA astronauts back to earth after nine months in space - but how has the mission affected their health?
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Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Crew-10 relief mission tonight for NASA astronauts on ISS after delay (video)
After some uncertainty and a few delays, the SpaceX mission to send a relief crew for the space station's current astronauts is set to lift off later this evening (March 14). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...
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Stranded astronauts, including one from MA, are expected to start trip home. Here's when
It's time for the astronauts – including one from Massachusetts – to come home. Two astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June, 2024 are scheduled to start the ...