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NASA, SpaceX One Step Closer To Bring Back Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams Stranded Due To Boeing's Starliner Issues: Replacement Crew Launches Successfully
Friday, March 14, 2025 - 11:26pm | 513NASA and Elon Musk-led SpaceX successfully launched a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, aiming to bring back U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been on the ISS for an extended period of nine months. What Happened: The...
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NASA Alters Timelines To Expedite Return Of Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Stranded At Space Station For Over 8 Months
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 6:22am | 555NASA said on Tuesday that it intends to return astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who went to the space station on Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft in June, earlier than expected. What Happened: The space agency said that it is now targeting Wednesday, March 12 for the...
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Trump Calls On Musk To Rescue 'Stranded' Astronauts, But NASA Picked SpaceX Last Year
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 12:21pm | 797President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk both shared on social media that SpaceX will be bringing “stranded” astronauts from the International Space Station home. The announcements caused confusion as SpaceX was selected by President Joe Biden to bring them home last year. What...
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Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore's Return From ISS Further Delayed: Now Expected No Earlier Than Late March
Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 6:49am | 383NASA on Tuesday said that it has further delayed the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth from the International Space Station to at least late March 2025, prolonging their stay at the station for over nine months. What Happened: Williams and Wilmore launched to the...
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NASA Assigns 2 Missions To SpaceX For 2025 After Boeing's Starliner Stranded Astronauts
Friday, October 18, 2024 - 7:53am | 439NASA will launch both its Crew-10 and Crew-11 missions to the International Space Station (ISS) with the help of SpaceX in 2025, the agency said earlier this week, while adding that it is yet to ascertain when the next Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner flight would be. What Happened: The...
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Boeing Astronauts Stuck In Space Speak Out: 'Absolutely Confident' Will Return Home
Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 5:13pm | 684Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were the first crewed flight for the Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) Starliner that took off on June 5. The astronauts remain stuck aboard the International Space Station as Boeing has had setbacks bringing them home. The astronauts spoke publicly for the first time...
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NASA, Boeing Postpone Starliner Crew Return To June 18 Due To Multiple Factors
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - 9:39am | 458NASA and Boeing (NYSE:BA) have rescheduled the return of the Starliner spacecraft and its first astronaut crew to Earth for June 18. What Happened: The Starliner was initially set to undock on Friday after launching two NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams from...
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Elon Musk Wishes 'Best Of Luck' As SpaceX Competitor Boeing Takes Another Swing At Sending Astronauts To Space On Starliner
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 10:53am | 589Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, extended his best wishes to competitor Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) for the first crewed test flight of their Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). What Happened: Musk took to X on Wednesday to share a live stream of the Starliner’s inaugural...
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Boeing Starliner Mission To ISS Rescheduled For June 5 After Fixing Launch Pad Equipment Issue
Monday, June 3, 2024 - 7:17am | 502The first crewed flight test of Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will now be launched on June 5, the company said on Sunday, a day after Saturday’s scrubbed launch attempt. What Happened: The launch planned for Saturday was halted after...
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Boeing Takes $410M Charge In Case Another Unscrewed Starliner Test Is Needed
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 1:00pm | 274Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) reported a $410 million pre-tax charge in its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday to cover the cost of a possible extra uncrewed launch of its Starliner capsule should NASA require it. Boeing said in its earnings report that in its Defense, Space & Security division, fourth...