Astronauts Splashdown

Pod of Dolphins Greets NASA Astronauts After Splashdown

The marine mammals swarmed around the recovery team and capsule, welcoming home the astronauts shortly after they splashed down off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The New York Times - 14h

Starliner astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore return to Earth after 9 months in space

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made splashdown on Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months in space. A SpaceX crew with replacements for the two astronauts arrived at the ...

The Hill - 16h

Bringing Astronauts Home

We explain why two astronauts were stuck in orbit for so long.

The New York Times - 5d

SpaceX delays flight to retrieve astronauts

NASA and SpaceX canceled Wednesday’s planned launch of the Crew-10 mission to retrieve astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), citing an issue with the launch pad. The delay means ...

The Hill - 6d

Who Are Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams? What to Know About the NASA Astronauts

This was the third time in orbit for both NASA astronauts.

The New York Times - 1d

NASA astronauts' launch to the space station is delayed

The launch of four astronauts to the space station was delayed on Wednesday. The flight is a key step towards the return of NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

NBC News - 6d

Watch: Dolphins surround Dragon capsule after successful splashdown

Nasa commentators joked the aquatic mammals are an "honorary part of the recovery team" attending to the capsule.

BBC News - 18h

Four astronauts launch on mission to International Space Station

A SpaceX rocket carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov lifted off Kennedy Space Center. This mission will ...

NBC News - 4d

NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts' replacement crew

Following multiple delays, a SpaceX rocket carrying four astronauts finally blasted off Friday bound for the International Space Station on a flight that sets the stage for Starliner astronauts ...

CBS News - 4d

NASA Astronauts prepare to return home

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are preparing to leave the International Space Station and return home after their ten day mission turned into a nine month stay. The NASA astronauts are now one ...

NBC News - 1d

Stranded astronauts Butch and Suni begin journey home

The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.

BBC News - 1d

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

The capsule carrying the Nasa astronauts and two others splashes down in waters off Florida.

BBC News - 16h

Watch: Moment Nasa astronauts begin journey back to Earth

Two astronauts are returning home after nine months in space.

BBC News - 1d

Stuck astronauts set to splash down on Earth Tuesday evening

Just after midnight Sunday morning, astronauts welcomed Crew 10 aboard the International Space Station — and Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were at the hatch when it opened. The stuck astronauts ...

NBC News - 2d

NASA Schedules Quick Return of Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the astronauts who had an unexpectedly long stay in orbit, are set to head back to Earth just two days after a replacement crew docked at the space station.

The New York Times - 2d

NASA: Astronauts stuck at space station to return Tuesday

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to return to Earth Tuesday evening after a nine-month stint at the International Space Station. NASA said Sunday that it met with SpaceX, Elon ...

The Hill - 2d

Stranded ISS astronauts scheduled to return home Tuesday

Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams are scheduled to return to Earth Tuesday after being in space since June. They were originally planned to spend about eight days in ...

CBS News - 1d

SpaceX capsule with retrieved astronauts departs space station

The SpaceX capsule tasked with bringing back two NASA astronauts that have spent months on the International Space Station (ISS) after thruster issues following the launch of Boeing's Starliner ...

The Hill - 1d

Starliner astronauts will finally head home when replacement crew arrives

Four fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station will finally enable the "stranded" Starliner astronauts to head for home.

CBS News - Mar. 12

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.

ABC News - 6d

NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts

ABC News - 3d

Starliner astronauts' replacement crew arrive at International Space Station

With a replacement crew on board the space station, the Starliner astronauts will return to Earth next week, finally ending their marathon mission.

CBS News - 3d

NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

A SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

NBC News - 3d

Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

NASA's stuck astronauts are heading home now that a replacement crew has arrived at the International Space Station

ABC News - 2d

WATCH: Dolphins greet NASA astronauts after splash down

A pod of dolphins circled the NASA astronauts' capsule after it successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida.

ABC News - 2h

These funds offer exposure to SpaceX after successful return of NASA astronauts

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

MarketWatch - 1h

Astronauts launching to space will finally relieve the pair who flew on Boeing's troubled capsule

Four astronauts are about to launch to the space station. Their arrival will kick off the process of bringing NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Why astronaut Suni Williams runs in space: a 14-billion-year odyssey

Suni Williams' eight-day mission turned into a nine-month marathon. Now the astronaut is days away from leaving the International Space Station and returning to Earth.

ESPN - 6d

After 9 months on board ISS, NASA astronauts to return home: A timeline

As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare to return to Earth after an unplanned nine months in space, here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.

ABC News - 1d

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

From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a variety of reasons over the decades of human spaceflight.

The New York Times - 1d

Watch NASA astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX capsule after months on the ISS

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splash down on Earth on Tuesday evening after spending more than nine months in space.

CNBC - 18h

Starliner astronauts return to Earth after 286 days in space

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.

CBS News - 15h

SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

A four-member crew, including NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left the ISS early Tuesday on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

ABC News - 5h

‘Great to see our friends arrive’: SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to bring back stranded Nasa astronauts

The arrival of four astronauts will allow Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth after nine months on the International Space Station. There were emotional scenes of smiling astronauts ...

The Guardian - 3d

Nasa-SpaceX crew makes joyful return to Earth after two US astronauts were stuck for months – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our full report here:. Nasa astronauts ‘full of grins, ear to ear’ after landing back on Earth We are really being given every detail of the ...

The Guardian - 16h

Watch Live: NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts' replacement crew

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying a fresh crew to the space station launched Friday, setting the stage for the Starliner astronauts to finally come home after nearly 300 days in space.

CBS News - 4d

Crew lifts off on SpaceX mission to replace stuck Nasa astronauts

Falcon 9 rocket takes off on journey to replace duo who have been at International Space Station since June. The replacements for two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International ...

The Guardian - 4d

Starliner astronauts to soon return to Earth after extended stay in space

Two American astronauts who have been at the International Space Station for nine months could soon return to Earth. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally scheduled for an eight-day ...

CBS News - 2d

WATCH: SpaceX craft bringing delayed astronauts home undocks from ISS

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully undocked from the International Space Station and is headed back to Earth, carrying a crew that includes two astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed.

ABC News - 23h

NASA astronauts splash down after nine months in space

NASA's Crew-9 astronauts splashed down, landing off Tallahassee, Florida, in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after two of the four crew members, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, spent nine ...

NBC News - 18h

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