US EditionSpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
- SpaceX launched a rescue mission for two NASA astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending a downsized crew to bring them home next year.
- NASA rotates space station crews every six months, so the flight with empty seats for Wilmore and Williams won’t return until late February 2025.
- By their return, Wilmore and Williams will have spent over eight months in space, initially expecting a one-week mission.
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SpaceX Launches Mission To Bring Back Stranded Astronauts in Orbit
SpaceX has launched a mission to bring back the two NASA astronauts stranded at the International Space Station for months. The spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Florida with enough food and medical supplies with two empty seats to bring back NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. Astronauts Will Return in February The spacecraft heading towards the ISS in Earth’s orbit is expected to bring back the astronauts by F…
Crew-9 astronauts head toward space station as SpaceX reports rocket anomaly
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After their weeklong journey turned into a monthslong stay on the International Space Station, two Boeing Starliner astronauts will soon be united with the spacecraft that will eventually bring them home. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, chosen by NASA to carry astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after their Starliner spacecraft was deemed too risky for crew, is approaching the space station. Th…
‘Elon to the rescue!’ SpaceX launches mission to get stranded astronauts home
Boeing’s bust set SpaceX up for success as Elon Musk’s rocket company launched a never-before-seen rescue mission. Likened to a real world Iron Man, the billionaire entrepreneur’s innovative efforts have helped bring the stuff of science fiction into everyday use. Saturday, liftoff from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station set in motion the rescue of two stranded American astronauts whose eight day orbit is expected to reach eight months…
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