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Josh Dinner

For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last

Three astronauts give thumbs' up signs on the international space station.

Two NASA astronauts who launched on a short mission to the International Space Station last year that turned into a 10-month marathon finally know when they'll be coming home.

The Boeing Starliner astronauts, who launched on the spacecraft's Crewed Flight Test on June 5, have been living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ever since their capsule returned to Earth without them. On Friday (March 7), NASA cleared a relief crew to launch on SpaceX Dragon next week, clearing the way for their long-awaited return to Earth.

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