4 h. ago ‘Stranded’ NASA astronauts return to Earth after week in space turned into 9 months

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams ended up spending 286 days in space — 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched

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4 h. ago ‘Stranded’ NASA astronauts back on Earth after week in space turned into 9 months

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams ended up spending 286 days in space — 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched

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6 h. ago NASA astronauts return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

The SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with two other astronauts, parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with special delivery for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for […]

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2 w. ago Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming […]

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2 w. ago Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming […]

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3 w. ago Astronauts stuck in space say they weren’t ‘abandoned’ by Biden administration

Two American astronauts stuck in space since last June are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s claim that they were “abandoned” by the Biden administration. NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore were scheduled to spend a week in space to test a Boeing Starliner capsule. However, mechanical problems delayed their return despite […]

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