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NASA astronauts return in SpaceX capsule after 9 months in space
After nine months on the International Space Station, a total of 286 days in space to be exact, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down in their SpaceX Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida just before 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Their mission, a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, was initially supposed to last about eight days. But it was extended after the Starliner suffered thruster problems and NASA decided to bring the astronauts home via SpaceX.
Their mission, a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, was initially supposed to last about eight days. But it was extended after the Starliner suffered thruster problems and NASA decided to bring the astronauts home via SpaceX.
The astronauts have said they were prepared to stay longer and were eager to pitch in by conducting science experiments and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory. Source…
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