NASA astronauts return home after unexpectedly long journey
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on solid ground after splash-landing in Tuesday afternoon.
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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on solid ground after splash-landing in Tuesday afternoon.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splash landed Tuesday after 286 days in space. This is a CBS News special report on their return.
Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded in space for more than nine months are on their way home. A SpaceX capsule undocked from the International Space Station overnight, carrying with it Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
The replacements for stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived early Sunday morning. NASA says Williams and Wilmore will return home next week after nine months in space.
The Space X Crew-10 was supposed to launch Wednesday night but a hydraulic system issue on a ground support clam arm stopped that.
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The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
The spacecraft’s astronauts are set to return in a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February.
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