Following Trump push, launch of NASA's Crew-10 and return of Starliner astronauts moved up
After mounting pressure from President Trump and his key ally Elon Musk, NASA has moved the launch of Crew-10 up a few weeks earlier than planned in a bid to return the Starliner astronauts home as soon as possible.
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-10 Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to
NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.
NASA to bring Boeing astronauts home days earlier than expected after SpaceX capsule switch-up
After Elon Musk said SpaceX would rescue the “stranded” Starliner astronauts, NASA moved their return date up by two weeks — a slight adjustment to a plan that had already been in place for months.
NASA swaps SpaceX capsules to allow earlier return for Starliner astronauts
NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on the station far longer than expected.
NASA announces plan to bring Starliner crew home next month
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than ...
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NASA's Bold Crew-10 Swap: Politics, Spaceflight, and Unexpected Returns
NASA has decided to swap astronaut capsules for the Crew-10 mission, moving up the launch date and potentially expediting the return of astronauts stuck longer than expected on the ISS. The decision, ...
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How could the Starliner astronauts get home? Here are other SpaceX Dragon options.
By having Wilmore and Williams join Crew-9, that meant they'd spend longer on the station than planned. Originally, they'd anticipated a 10-day trip. But as part of Crew-9, they'd live and work ...
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Trump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inaction
President Trump blamed the Biden administration Tuesday for "abandoning" two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station in the wake of problems last summer with their ...
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NASA to return stranded astronauts "as soon as practical"
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than late March 2025 to launch Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission with NASA astronauts Nick Hague ...
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Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonaut Peskov to go to ISS on March 12
MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax) - The Crew Dragon spacecraft operated by Crew 10, including Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 12, Roscosmos ...