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Needham astronaut stuck on space station may return to Earth sooner under new plan

NASA said SpaceX will switch capsules and bring Butch Wilmore and Needham native Suni Williams home in mid-March.

Two astronauts stuck in space may return to Earth sooner than expected, NASA says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WVLT) - NASA’s two astronauts that have been stuck in space for more than eight months could return sooner than expected.

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NASA to bring Boeing astronauts home days earlier than expected after SpaceX capsule switch-up

After Elon Musk said SpaceX would rescue the “stranded” Starliner astronauts, NASA moved their return date up by two weeks — a slight adjustment to a plan that had already been in place for months.

Reuters on MSN · 15h

NASA, SpaceX capsule swap to allow Starliner astronauts to return days sooner

NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station over SpaceX production delays, a scheduling move that allows for a slightly earlier return for the two astronauts who have been on the station far longer than expected.

Orlando Sentinel on MSN · 15h

NASA, SpaceX up timeline allowing Boeing Starliner astronauts to return sooner

SpaceX and NASA under pressure to get a pair of Boeing Starliner astronauts home sooner than later announced Tuesday they have shifted plans for the next mission to the International Space Station. The Crew-10 mission to the ISS is now targeting as early as March 12.

The Economic Times on MSN · 11h

NASA-SpaceX capsule switch poised to bring Starliner astronauts home days sooner

NASA has swapped the astronaut capsule for its upcoming Crew-10 mission, advancing the launch to March 12. This move allows for the early return of astronauts Wilmore and Williams, who have been on the ISS longer than planned due to Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule.

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What is the International Space Station? How to see the laboratory cross Iowa's sky

The International Space Station, which has been orbiting Earth since 1998, will be visible in parts of Iowa during February.

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Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works shown aboard International Space Station

The winners of the second annual International Space Art and Poetry Contest were chosen out of 2,700 entries from 35 ...

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Watch this surreal aurora footage captured from the space station

One of the highlights for astronauts who spend time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is the chance to enjoy ...

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Could This Space Oven Allow Astronauts to Finally Cook in Space?

An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches, pizzas and more in a zero-gravity environment ...

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NASA will beam Super Bowl LIX to orbit for astronauts aboard the International Space Station

As such, the ISS operates on Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This puts NASA ...

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NASA, SpaceX Schedule Launch to Space Station

Takeoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the mission will carry a crew of four to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Anne McClain will ...

Window to see space station streak across SC returns — if weather cooperates

Chance to view International Space Station above South Carolina returns and should last for a week. Nightly windows will ...

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After Putin sacked Russia’s space chief, the rumor mill is running red-hot

After a relatively short period of just two and a half years, the chief of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, was dismissed from his position last week. The Kremlin announced he ...