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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have shared the harrowing details of their nearly 10-month stay aboard the International Space Station, revealing they were unsure at one point whether they’d be able to return to Earth safely. The two astronauts, part of the first crewed test of...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have safely returned to Earth after an unexpectedly prolonged mission on the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts traveled back in a SpaceX capsule, concluding a mission that was initially scheduled for just over a week but extended to...

After several delays, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have finally begun their journey back to Earth in a SpaceX capsule after an extended stay on the International Space Station (ISS). What Happened: The astronauts departed early Tuesday morning, concluding a mission that...

NASA 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...

SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronaut launch for NASA was postponed due to a hydraulics glitch. The Elon Musk-led rocket manufacturing company has rescheduled the mission for Friday, Mar. 14. What Happened: The four-person Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by SpaceX was called off...

Astronaut Sunita Williams said on Tuesday that the International Space Station (ISS) is at its “prime” and right now would probably not be the right time to deorbit it, contrary to the opinions of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: “…this place is ticking. It’s just...

Astronaut Butch Wilmore on Wednesday denied the involvement of politics in the delay of his return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), contradicting claims otherwise by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: “From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all,...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday alleged that the return of the astronauts who went to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft last year – Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore – was delayed owing to “political reasons.” What Happened...

NASA 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...

NASA 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...

Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Space segment chief Ted Colbert has reportedly left the company on the heels of issues identified with its Starliner spacecraft. What Happened: Colbert, who has run Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security division since 2022, has left the company, Financial Times...

Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA) troubled space capsule, Starliner, has returned to Earth without any crew after a test flight fraught with technical issues and delays. What Happened: The Starliner departed the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. Friday New York time and landed in White Sands, New...

Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner is slated to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) without a crew later today after NASA decided to return the two astronauts who went to space aboard the spacecraft later on a SpaceX vehicle. What Happened: The decision to return Boeing’s...

The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday prepared Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft for its uncrewed departure later this week, NASA said on Tuesday. What Happened: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who went to space via Starliner, reconfigured the...

Only two astronauts will launch on NASA’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission instead of four to accommodate the two astronauts who arrived at the station aboard Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft, the space agency said on Friday. What Happened: NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos...