Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again as replacement crew's launch is scrubbed
NASA will wait at least another two days to launch its next space station crew, delaying the return of Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams a bit longer.
NASA, SpaceX to attempt launch again to return astronauts
NASA and SpaceX will count down today to a long-awaited crewed rocket launch that will allow them to bring home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months.
Watch live as four astronauts launch to the space station
The four set to depart are NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. They're expected to lift off at 7:48 p.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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Wilmore and Williams flew to the station in June as the first test crew of Boeing's Starliner, which suffered propulsion system issues in space. NASA deemed it too risky for the astronauts to fly home on the Boeing craft. This led to the current plan to bring them home in a SpaceX capsule.
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If the launch proceeds on Friday, U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are expected to return to Earth on Mar. 19.
NASA astronauts’ launch to the space station is delayed
Once it does happen, the flight will kick off a series of events culminating in NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s long-awaited trip back to Earth.
SpaceX launches mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth
NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are closer to getting home, nine months after arriving on Boeing’s Starliner. A capsule is set to arrive at the space station Thursday.
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The delayed mission means the two astronauts who've been "stuck" in space need to stay at least one day longer.
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NASA will provide live coverage of the Wednesday night launch of the SpaceX Crew-10 mission, followed by the crew's arrival Thursday morning in orbit.
SpaceX mission to bring home Starliner astronauts postponed due to hydraulic issue
A SpaceX mission was canceled on Wednesday to bring home a pair of astronauts who have been on the ISS since June.
SpaceX Scrubs Flight to Replace NASA Astronauts Due to Launch Pad Issue
The company has yet to confirm a new launch date but indicated the next attempt could happen as soon as Thursday night.
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