international space station mission

NASA, International Space Station and Earth

2 NASA astronauts head back to Earth after an unexpectedly long mission in space

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite launching into space in June for what was expected to be an eight-day mission.

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SpaceX Dragon undocks from ISS in mission to get NASA astronauts back to Earth

NASA and SpaceX made another attempt on Friday to send a crew up to the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the return of a pair of astronauts.

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Why NASA's Starliner astronauts spent 9 months in space on a 10-day mission: A timeline

Wilmore and Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots, expected to remain in orbit for about 10 days on the mission, which was called Crew Flight Test (CFT). The main goal was to show that Starliner is ready to carry astronauts to and from the ISS, so that the spacecraft can start flying operational, long-duration missions in the near future.

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What to know about the stranded NASA astronauts returning to Earth after nine months in space

Stranded NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth after being in space since June 2024 for a ...

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SpaceX's Crew-10 mission arrives at International Space Station to relieve Starliner astronauts (video)

Hague and Gorbunov arrived at the station in late September, on SpaceX's Crew-9 mission. Williams and Wilmore have been in ...

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NASA Astronauts Headed Home From Space After 9-Month Delay

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two NASA astronauts whose one-week stay on the International Space Station grew into a ...

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NASA’s stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago.

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SpaceX Crew-10 successfully docks at International Space Station, paving way for stranded NASA astronauts’ return to Earth

SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station, setting the stage to rescue two stranded NASA ...

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Space Odyssey Homeward Bound: Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams Splash Down Off Florida Coast After Unexpected Extended ISS Mission

Astronauts Wilmore and Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule after an extended nine-month ISS mission.

Long-awaited rescue mission for stuck astronauts arrives at International Space Station

A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on ...

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NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.

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SpaceX capsule with retrieved astronauts departs space station

The SpaceX capsule tasked with bringing back two NASA astronauts that have spent months on the International Space Station (ISS) after thruster issues following the launch of Boeing’s ...

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