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Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Have Been Stuck in Space

polite10 hours ago04 mins

The NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth after nine months at the International Space Station. But they were not the first to stay unexpectedly in space (much) longer than planned. Here are some other notable examples: On May 18, 1991, Sergei Krikalev set off into space…

Bringing Astronauts Home

polite4 days ago08 mins

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore thought they were taking off for a couple weeks in space. Their mission was to test Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft and then head home. It didn’t go as planned. Nine months later, the NASA astronauts will finally return to Earth from the International Space Station next week if there are…