9 h. ago Major weather issue that nearly derailed astronauts return to Earth

After nine months spent stranded at the International Space Station (ISS), Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally returned home, after NASA carefully prepared ahead of 'less favourable weather conditions'

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26 h. ago Nasa astronauts heading back to Earth on SpaceX Dragon capsule after being ‘stranded’ on ISS for months

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore embark on 17-hour return following Starliner capsule failure that turned a days-long mission into one lasting nine monthsTwo Nasa astronauts “stranded” aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since last summer are finally on their way back to Earth on Tuesday, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their originally scheduled week-long mission.A SpaceX Dragon capsule containing four astronauts, including Starliner’s test pilots Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, undocked from the orbiting outpost at 1.05am ET (5.05am GMT). The spacecraft is scheduled for a splashdown somewhere off the Florida coast at about 6pm ET following a 17-hour descent, with mission managers determining the precise location after assessing weather conditions. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago US astronauts stranded on ISS for nine months to return to Earth on Tuesday, Nasa says

Journey of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft will be broadcast liveA pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on Tuesday evening, Nasa has said.Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early on Sunday. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Astronauts hug SpaceX Falcon 9 rescuers after nine months stranded on ISS

The Crew-10 mission arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, just over a day after blasting off, and now the rescue team has finally reached the astronauts.

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63 h. ago Astronauts hug SpaceX Falcon 9 rescuers after spending 9 months stranded on ISS

The Crew-10 mission arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, just over a day after blasting off. The astronauts are set to undock and return to Earth in days

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3 d. ago SpaceX crew arrives at ISS to replace NASA astronauts stranded for nine months

The four new arrivals—from the US, Japan and Russia—were welcomed aboard the ISS on Sunday

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3 d. ago SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on mission to replace two stuck Nasa astronauts – video report

A SpaceX mission was launched to replace two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nine months. The stuck astronauts are scheduled to depart the station on 19 March after the Crew-10 astronauts arrive on 19 MarchCrew lifts off on SpaceX mission to replace stuck Nasa astronauts Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Crew lifts off on SpaceX mission to replace stuck Nasa astronauts

Falcon 9 rocket takes off on journey to replace duo who have been at International Space Station since JuneThe replacements for two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nine months launched on Friday evening, paving the way for the pair’s long-awaited return.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7.03pm ET (11.03pm GMT) in Florida carrying the four astronauts who will take over from Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab since June. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasts off to rescue astronauts stranded on ISS for nine months

Lift-off has taken place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket blasted off successfully in its mission to rescue two stranded astronauts

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5 d. ago SpaceX to launch a rescue mission for the two astronauts stranded on the ISS

SpaceX is hoping its Falcon 9 rocket will be able to bring back stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on the International Space Station since June

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6 d. ago SpaceX's latest setback as Elon Musk Falcon 9 rocket launch is delayed again

Elon Musk's company SpaceX has encountered another snag in the nine-month saga to free Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who are still stuck on the International Space Station (ISS)

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6 d. ago Stranded NASA astronauts suffer another setback as Elon's Musk's SpaceX rocket launch is delayed

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was supposed to launch from Kennedy Space Center at 7:48pm ET Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Investigators find ANOTHER piece of SpaceX rocket in Poland after Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket broke up on 'uncontrolled re

Police and fire services were called out to the Wielkopolskie province after reports of an unidentified object in a forest area.

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