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Astronauts Stranded in Space Will Be Rescued in 2025. Here's How

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the International Space Station for 15 weeks. They were only supposed to be there for eight days.

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Even the Stranded Astronauts Are Voting in the 2024 Election from Space: 'It’s a Very Important Duty'

NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams — who are stuck in space due to mechanical issues with their shuttle — shared that they are still planning to vote in the upcoming presidential electi

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13 Items Astronauts Are Banned From Taking to Space

Space exploration is one of humanity’s most incredible achievements, requiring rigorous training, planning, and equipment. The first space shuttle (STS-1) was launched from NASA’s Keneddy’s Space Center in Florida on April 12th,

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Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.

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The executive in charge of the division that has 2 astronauts stuck in space is leaving Boeing

Ted Colbert, the head of Boeing's defense, space, and security division is leaving the company effective immediately, CEO ...

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Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared

Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a ...

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Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions

Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three ...

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Meet the SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts launching to the International Space Station Sept. 26

A two-person crew, instead of the usual four that fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, are about to launch to the International Space ...

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Elon Musk says the FAA should make Boeing pay for putting the Starliner astronauts at risk, not fine SpaceX 'for trivia'

The FAA proposed fines for SpaceX, saying it violated launch licenses, and Elon Musk isn't happy.

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Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit

The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them. Their public comments Friday ...

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Polaris Dawn Astronauts Return to Earth After First Private Spacewalk

The SpaceX capsule, whose crew was led by the billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down near the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday.

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Watchdog group launches legal probe into NASA emails over ‘Space Czar’ Harris as astronauts linger in orbit

A FOIA request was launched on behalf of a good government watchdog whose executive director suggested the decision to leave ...

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Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth

Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due to time-dilation effects.

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Starliner Astronauts Say What They’ll Miss During Extended Stay in Space

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore of NASA spoke from the International Space Station for the first time since their Boeing ...

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