Nasa Astronaut Returns To Earth

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  SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Returns to Earth After CRS-31 Mission

  SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully undocked from the International Space Station on December 16, 2024, as part of the CRS-31 mission. Carrying thousands of pounds of research materials and supplies, the spacecraft is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida on December 17. Dragon remains the only cargo spacecraft capable of safely...

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  SpaceX Dragon Endeavour Undocks from ISS, NASA’s Crew-8 Astronauts Head Back to Earth

  The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station with four Crew-8 members on board, including NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. NASA will provide live audio commentary throughout the return, with full coverage resuming before splashdown on Oct...

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  Watch: NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Returns To Earth After 78 Million-Mile Journey In Space

  Tracy Dyson spent 184 days in space, completing 2,944 orbits around Earth.

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  SpaceX Crew-9 Launch Delayed Due to Tropical Storm Helene, Here's New Timeline

  SpaceX's next mission, Crew-9, was initially set to launch on 26 September but has been delayed due to Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to impact Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 28 September for the launch. The mission will send NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the IS...

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  Soyuz MS-25 Returns to Earth with NASA Astronaut and Cosmonaut After Historic ISS Mission

  Soyuz MS-25 has successfully landed in Kazakhstan, bringing NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub back to Earth. Oleg Kononenko's 374-day mission on the ISS sets a new record, bringing his total time in space to over 1,000 days, a first in history. The crew's return concludes Expedition 71, as th...

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  Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Report Strange Noises From Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

  NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have reported strange, unexplained noises coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. This unexpected incident comes just days before Starliner's scheduled undocking and return to Earth

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  Boeing's Starliner Will Return Uncrewed After ISS Mission; Landing Set for September 6

  Boeing’s Starliner capsule is scheduled to return to Earth on September 6th without astronauts on board, following its mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Initially, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were set to return aboard Starliner, but safety concerns related to a thruster issue led NASA to decide on an uncrewed r...

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  Will Sunita Williams Run Out Of Food, Oxygen? Astronaut's Survival Plan

  Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth in February 2025, six months later than initially planned, NASA has revealed.

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  NASA Reportedly Plans to Use SpaceX Dragon to Bring Astronauts Stranded in Space Back to Earth

  NASA is grappling with a significant challenge as two US astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, find themselves stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Initially scheduled for an eight-day mission, their return has now been delayed to February due to technical problems with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was supposed to...

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  Boeing Starliner Astronauts to Return to Earth Next Year on SpaceX Craft, NASA Says

  Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are now expected to return in February 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, NASA said over the weekend, deeming issues with Starliner's propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home as planned.

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  From 8 Days To 8 Months: NASA Astronauts To Return From Space Next Year

  Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA said on Saturday.

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  NASA to Decide on Boeing Starliner Crew's Return to Earth on Saturday

  "NASA's decision on whether to return Starliner to Earth with astronauts aboard is expected no earlier than Saturday, Aug. 24 at the conclusion of an agency-level review," the space agency said in a statement.

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  NASA To Decide Stranded Starliner Astronauts' Route Home By End Of Month

  NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a SpaceX craft, officials said Wednesday.

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  Boeing Starliner Astronauts Stuck at ISS May Return to Earth on SpaceX Capsule in 2025, NASA Says

  NASA has been discussing potential plans with SpaceX to leave two seats empty on an upcoming Crew Dragon launch for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who became the first crew to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule.

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  NASA Delays SpaceX Mission to Prioritise Fixing Space-Stuck Boeing Starliner

  NASA has pushed its next astronaut mission by a month because it needs to first fix the Boeing Starliner, that is presently docked to the International Space Station (ISS), unable to make a return to Earth. For now, NASA's next astronaut mission named Crew-9 has been planned for 'not earlier than' September 24.