NASA Picked Its Four Astronauts

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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency said Tuesday that SpaceX will switch capsules for upcoming crew flights to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home in mid-March instead of late March or April.

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Following Trump push, launch of NASA's Crew-10 and return of Starliner astronauts moved up

NASA moved up the launch of Crew-10 to March 12 to return the Starliner astronauts home sooner. Crew-10 will now launch on Crew Dragon Endurance, which was originally assigned to the Axiom 4 mission. The Starliner spacecraft experienced thruster issues during its test flight in June, leading to an extended stay for its two astronauts.

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'Stranded' Starliner astronauts finally have a return date — and it's sooner than expected

NASA will send astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home from the International Space Station early on a previously used SpaceX Dragon space capsule, not on a brand-new one, the agency announced.

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

NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space ...

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Trump Calls On Musk To Rescue 'Stranded' Astronauts, But NASA Picked SpaceX Last Year

After the Starliner was sent to Earth without the crew due to the malfunctions, President Biden selected SpaceX to return the astronauts home instead of Boeing. SpaceX sent its Crew ...

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NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I.

NASA’s process for selecting its astronauts ... current astronauts read through applications and recommend which ones deserve further attention. In 1978, NASA had not picked any ...

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams says "we don't feel abandoned" or "stuck" as space mission stretches on

Contrary to a recent social media post from President Trump, Starliner astronaut Sunita ... end of the Crew 9 expedition. NASA initially planned to bring all four back to Earth in February ...

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Space X Is Having Problems With The Rocket That Will Rescue Boeing’s Stranded Astronauts

Its first flight was to be Crew-10, the next NASA mission to the station. These four astronauts were to relieve Crew-9, allowing Butch and Suni to fly home. In December, NASA publicly ...

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