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NASA Administrator Steps Down, Urges Continuity Under New Leadership
In a letter addressed to the next NASA administrator—who, if Trump’s nomination is confirmed, will be Shift4 CEO and SpaceX ally Jared Isaacman—Nelson highlighted the space agency’s work during his tenure and urged continuity. He emphasized NASA’s responsibility to return Americans to the moon and land them on Mars for the first time.
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue
NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together
‘Stranded’ astronauts head out for spacewalk after Trump demands early return
When will NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth? Elon Musk and NASA have this to say
Renowned NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are still stuck in space at the International Space Station (ISS) and in a latest development, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and NASA asserted that when will they finally coming back to earth again.
Boeing Starliner astronauts on extended stay at space station conduct a spacewalk
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on an unexpectedly monthslong assignment after serving on Boeing’s Starliner crewed test flight, are conducting a spacewalk Thursday. The duo is venturing outside the International Space Station to remove degraded radio communications hardware.
President Trump asks Elon Musk to help bring back NASA astronauts
President Donald Trump asked SpaceX Founder Elon Musk to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth, after they've spent months on the International Space Station.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already slated to fly home on a SpaceX capsule as part of a scheduled crew rotation.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson writes letter to next leader, reflects on legacy and future of space exploration
"America is leading humanity back to the Moon, onward to Mars, and into a golden age of space exploration," Nelson wrote,
Donald Trump asks Elon Musk to ‘go get’ 2 brave astronauts ‘abandoned in space’
Elon Musk wrote in an X post that Donald Trump had asked SpaceX to bring Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore home.
NASA introduces Axiom Mission 4 crew, including first Polish and Hungarian astronauts
Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the fourth mission to the ISS. He has been a fighter pilot for 15 years and will be the first Indian pilot to travel to the ISS.
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NASA Confirms Crew for Private Axiom Mission 4 to ISS
Hungary’s Tibor Kapu (from left), India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Axiom’s Peggy Whitson, and Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski comprise the crew of Axiom Mission 4. [Courtesy: SpaceX]
Starliner astronauts mark 239th day in orbit with successful space station spacewalk
Starliner co-pilot Sunita Williams is now the world's most experienced female spacewalker, moving up to No. 4 overall.
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NASA astronauts free stuck radio unit, collect microbes and set record on station spacewalk
Suni Williams surpasses the most time by a woman on EVA during a spacewalk with Butch Wilmore outside the International Space Station.