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SpaceX rescuing two astronauts stuck in space since June 2024
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor/Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched Friday evening from Kennedy Space Center, heading to the ISS to rescue astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams. The two have been stranded in space since June 2024. The mission was delayed earlier this week due to a hydraulic issue.
- Wilmore and Williams were supposed to stay a week in space. They ended up spending nearly 300 days in orbit after Boeing’s Starliner capsule malfunctioned.
- NASA announced that Wilmore, Williams and a third colleague completed about 900 hours of work in space. The trio plans to depart the ISS on March 19.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully Friday evening, March 14, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The vessel will go to the International Space Station (ISS) to rescue two astronauts stranded in space since June 2024.
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- NASA launched replacements for two stuck astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday night, March 14, allowing their return after nine months.
- The new crew includes NASA's Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov.
- NASA plans for overlap between the two crews so Wilmore and Williams can inform the newcomers about life aboard the station.
- Wilmore and Williams reported that their extended stay has affected their families, who have expressed gratitude for the support.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, March 14, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months.
- NASA's astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russia's Kirill Peskov, will spend six months aboard the station.
- The return of the stuck astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, was delayed due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule and later a SpaceX capsule.
- Wilmore and Williams supported NASA's decisions, even as their extended mission impacted their families; Williams noted, "We appreciate all the love and support from everybody."
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The mission, which was initially delayed earlier this week due to a hydraulic system issue, had been scrubbed 15 minutes before takeoff.
After rescheduling, the Falcon 9 lifted off to bring home astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have spent nearly nine months in orbit. The two astronauts were originally expected to remain at the ISS for one week. However, a Boeing’s Starliner capsule malfunction prevented returning to Earth safely, leaving them on the station for nearly 300 days.
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Four astronauts from SpaceX’s Crew-10, representing the United States, Japan and Russia, will relieve Wilmore and Williams. They will also join NASA astronaut Nick Hague and a Russian cosmonaut, both of whom have been at the ISS since September.
NASA confirmed that Hague, Wilmore and Williams completed about 900 hours of work while in space.
In a post from ISS Research’s official X account earlier this month, the agency said that Hague, Wilmore and Williams will undergo a brief “handover period” with Crew-10, as “they conducted dozens of experiments during their stay aboard” the ISS.
Hague, Wilmore and Williams plan to depart the ISS Wednesday, March 19, according to NASA.
ELON MUSK’S SPACEX FALCON 9 HAS LAUNCHED, ON IT’S WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO RESCUE TWO ASTERNAUTS WHO’VE BEEN STUCK IN SPACE SINCE JUNE 2024.
FALCON 9’S MISSION WAS DELAYED EARLIER THIS WEEK DUE TO A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ISSUE. THE MISSION WAS SCRUBBED 15 MINUTES BEFORE TAKE OFF.
AFTER RESCHEDULING, THE ROCKET LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY FRIDAY EVENING FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA.
ASTRONAUTS BUTCH WILMORE AND SUNITA WILLIAMS WILL FINALLY BE HOME AFTER NINE MONTHS IN ORBIT AFTER BOEING’S STARLINER CAPSULE ENCOUNTERED HELIUM LEAKS AND COULDN’T BRING THE CREW SAFELY BACK TO EARTH.
THE TWO ASTRONAUTS WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE ISS FOR A WEEK AND ENDED UP MOVING IN FOR AN EXTENDED STAY – NEARLY 300 DAYS.
FOUR ASTRONAUTS WITH SPACE-X’S CREW-10 FROM THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND RUSSIA — WILL RELIEVE WILMORE AND WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH NASA ASTRONAUT NICK HAGUE AND A RUSSIAN COSMONAUT WHO’VE BEEN AT THE ISS SINCE SEPTEMBER.
NASA ANNOUNCED THAT HAGUE, WILMORE AND WILLIAMS HAVE COMPLETED ABOUT 900 HOURS OF WORK DURING THEIR TIME IN SPACE.
IN A POST FROM ISS RESEARCH’S OFFICIAL X ACCOUNT EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE AGENCY SAID HAGUE, WILMORE AND WILLIAMS WILL HAVE A BRIEF “HANDOVER PERIOD” WITH CREW-10 AS “THEY CONDUCTED DOZENS OF EXPERIMENTS DURING THEIR STAY ABOARD” THE ISS.
HAGUE, WILMORE AND WILLIAMS ARE SLATED TO DEPART THE ISS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, ACCORDING TO NASA.
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Bias Summary
- NASA launched replacements for two stuck astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday night, March 14, allowing their return after nine months.
- The new crew includes NASA's Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov.
- NASA plans for overlap between the two crews so Wilmore and Williams can inform the newcomers about life aboard the station.
- Wilmore and Williams reported that their extended stay has affected their families, who have expressed gratitude for the support.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, March 14, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months.
- NASA's astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russia's Kirill Peskov, will spend six months aboard the station.
- The return of the stuck astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, was delayed due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule and later a SpaceX capsule.
- Wilmore and Williams supported NASA's decisions, even as their extended mission impacted their families; Williams noted, "We appreciate all the love and support from everybody."
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Media outlets on the left
feature headlines that mirror center-leaning headlines, both using the word “stuck” while describing the astronauts’ situations.
Media outlets on the right
echo this sentiment, but uniquely emphasize SpaceX’s role in “finally relieving” the astronauts, subtly framing private sector efficiency against government challenges.
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