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SpaceX’s rescue flight for two stranded astronauts on ISS takes off | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has commenced its rescue mission to retrieve the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS). Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore were onboard a test flight to the ISS on Boeing’s newest spacecraft on 5 June. They were meant to stay in orbit for eight days – however, issues…
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Stranded astronauts say space is ‘happy place’ – but admit ‘tough times’ | World News
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Two astronauts who are set to be stuck in space for eight months have said the International Space Station is now their “happy place” but admitted to “tough times”. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said in a press conference on Friday that it was hard to watch their Boeing Starliner capsule return to Earth without…
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SpaceX blasts off billionaire and three other private astronauts for ‘risky’ first-ever spacewalk | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has blasted off a crew of four private astronauts for the first-ever private spacewalk. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft for the mission which launched on Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: Pic: SpaceX…
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Two astronauts left behind on ISS as troubled Boeing Starliner capsule lands on Earth empty | Science & Tech News
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been plagued with problems, has returned to Earth, leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft – running on autopilot – parachuted into the New Mexico desert six hours after setting out. Cameras caught the capsule as a white streak coming in for the touchdown at…
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Boeing’s faulty Starliner spacecraft heading back to Earth – leaving astronauts in orbit | Science & Tech News
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The Starliner space capsule which developed faults as it transported two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) is to be flown back to Earth unmanned on Friday. It should be taking test pilots Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore back to Earth, but the pair are staying on the ISS instead…
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Astronauts stranded on space station to return next February, NASA announces | Science & Tech News
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NASA has announced the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth on SpaceX in February 2025. Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore blasted off in Boeing’s new spacecraft on 5 June, and were meant to stay in orbit for eight days after docking on the ISS.…
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NASA says it has still not decided how to bring two stuck astronauts back to Earth | Science & Tech News
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NASA has said it has still not decided how to bring home two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) after their spacecraft developed faults on their outward voyage. In a news conference on Wednesday, the space agency said Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who arrived at the ISS in June expecting to be there…
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How will two astronauts stuck in space pass time (and survive) until 2025? | Science & Tech News
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It’s the plot of plenty of sci-fi films: two astronauts are stranded in space and don’t yet know how they’re getting back. Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June as the first crew to test Boeing’s new Starliner, which suffered helium leaks and thruster failures…
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Two NASA astronauts could be stranded in space until 2025 | Science & Tech News
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Two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for more than two months could be forced to stay until February 2025 because of concerns over the safety of the spacecraft that brought them into orbit. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams arrived at the ISS in June as the first…
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Tim Peake: Astronauts stranded on International Space Station are in no danger | UK News
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British astronaut Tim Peake has said the Boeing test pilots stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) are in no danger, despite uncertainty over how or when they will return to Earth. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew the first crewed mission of the aerospace giant’s Starliner spacecraft to the ISS in early June. But…