Tag: astronauts
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NASA astronauts set to depart space station after weather delays
The summary Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday after weeks of delays. Their return flight was initially postponed as a result of the problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, then again more recently because of poor weather. A primary cause of the delay this month:…
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SpaceX to launch capsule that will bring two stranded astronauts back from space station
SpaceX is set to launch two new crew members to the International Space Station on Saturday, in a capsule that will eventually bring home two NASA astronauts who flew to orbit on Boeing’s problem-plagued Starliner spacecraft. Weather permitting, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday at 1:17…