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SpaceX set to launch mission that aims to return long-delayed Starliner astronauts

CNN — A SpaceX mission due to take flight Saturday aims to unite the Boeing Starliner astronauts with the spacecraft that will bring them home. NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have already been on the International Space Station more than 100 days longer than expected. The mission, called Crew-9, is on track to take …

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Egypt Independent September 28, 2024

Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts, setting a record for the longest US spaceflight after the trio was stuck in space for more than … Continued

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The New Daily September 27, 2023

4 astronauts splash down off coast of Florida, ending 6-month mission

CNN — Four astronauts have returned home from a six-month stay on the International Space Station, making a splashdown landing aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida on Monday. The astronauts, members of the Crew-6 mission run jointly by NASA and SpaceX, departed the space station on Sunday at 7:05 am …

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Egypt Independent September 4, 2023