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Nine months later, they've captured the world's attention — and hearts — as NASA's stuck astronauts.Their homecoming is imminent now that a new crew has arrived at the International Space ...

The astronauts' return is not a rescue mission, as their extended stay was planned last summer to accommodate crew rotation and space station operations. NASA's Crew-9 is returning to Earth with ...

Two NASA astronauts who have been floating in outer space for a staggering 10 months are finally returning to Earth. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore left on Boeing's inaugural astronaut flight ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose intended 10-day stay at the International Space Station turned into nine months, welcomed SpaceX Crew 10 to the station over the weekend ...

With the Crew-10 team’s arrival, Nasa and its international partners are now focused on successfully bringing back the stranded astronauts. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was designated as their ...

A four-person crew entered the International Space Station early Sunday morning, part of a mission to relieve two astronauts who will now return to Earth after a protracted stay on the orbital base.

A SpaceX crew capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for Nasa’s two stuck astronauts. The four newcomers – from the US, Japan and Russia – will ...

After 10 months housed at the International Space Station, the crew of the doomed Boeing Starliner spacecraft are soon expected make their long awaited return to Earth. NASA astronauts Butch ...