US EditionNASA’s 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan
- NASA announced that SpaceX will switch capsules for upcoming astronaut flights.
- Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams may return to Earth in mid-March instead of late March or April.
- This change will reduce their stay at the International Space Station by at least a couple of weeks.
- The next crew is targeted to launch on March 12 using an older capsule.
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What to know about stranded NASA astronauts returning to Earth after nine months in space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were supposed to be in space for just over a week, but eight months later they remain there awaiting their return to Earth. As the pair now prepare to leave the International Space Station this month on a different spacecraft from the one that launched them into orbit, here is what to know about the stranded astronauts. How long have the astronauts been in space? Wilmore and Williams began their missi…
Stranded astronauts could return soon
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - NASA announced astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could return to Earth, sooner than expected. The pair of astronauts launched on the Boeing Starliner last June. The mission, which was supposed to last a several days, was delayed until February after issues with the Starliner capsule. NASA elected to bring the Starliner back without astronauts, and decided Williams and Wilmore would return with the SpaceX Crew-9 a…
NASA moves up return date of stuck astronauts by a few days
NASA is moving up the return date to bring home the two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, from the International Space Station who have been stuck in space for eight months after what was meant to be a ten-day mission. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
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