International Space Station (ISS): Hello, Houston, Starliner crew Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams here. Any word on when we can return home? Houston: Hey, guys. We know you set out on an eight-day mission in June 2024 and, because of some issues with our Boeing-built Starliner spacecraft, you’ve been stranded for nearly nine months. Just […]
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Gulf of Maine warming research resumes with NASA support
As Bigelow Laboratory’s Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series approaches its 25th year, NASA awarded the program funding to continue regular cruises on the R/V Bowditch. Here’s what to expect.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space
A downsized crew will bring them home but not until next year.
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Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
The test pilots anticipated being away just a week or so but thruster failures and helium leaks marred the capsule’s trip to the space station, raising doubts about its ability to return safely and leaving the astronauts in limbo.
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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s what to know
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been up there since early June. Their planned 8-day mission is at the 2-month mark and could possibly surpass 8 months.
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Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
This week, Boeing said the Starliner capsule’s problems aren’t a concern for the return trip and ‘the astronauts are not stranded.’
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OpenAI adds Trump-appointed former NSA director to its board
The appointment of the career Army officer, who was the longest-serving leader of U.S. Cybercom, comes as OpenAI tries to quell criticism of its security practices.
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NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
Launched in 1977 to study Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 has been exploring interstellar space – the space between star systems – since 2012.
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