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'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station —one that has become politically charged here on Earth.

Stranded Nasa astronauts to finally return to Earth after nine months in space

Stranded Nasa astronauts to finally return to Earth after nine months in space

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been at the International Space Station for nine months

The Independent UK

Amazing Milky Way photo shows Earth from a unique perspective

Amazing Milky Way photo shows Earth from a unique perspective

Our galaxy looks very different from the ISS.

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Chinese scientists reveal plans for near-invisible stealth missiles that could 'redefine modern warfare'

Chinese scientists claim to have found a new way of injecting helium into rocket engines, which could be used to make missiles that are much harder to detect or intercept. The new technology was allegedly inspired by the faulty spacecraft that "stranded" NASA astronauts on the ISS last year.

Why does SpaceX founder Elon Musk want to deorbit the ISS?

The billionaire’s company was awarded more than $840 million by NASA to develop the deorbit vehicle

The Independent UK

Elon Musk in row with Danish astronaut over claim Biden abandoned ISS pair

Musk claimed without evidence that Nasa’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were left stranded on the orbital outpost for ‘political reasons’

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk blasted by astronauts for claiming NASA staff abandoned at ISS for 'political reasons'

Two astronauts have refuted Elon Musk's claims that two NASA staff were abandoned on the International Space Station.

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Musk says his ‘mind is a storm’ as he waves chainsaw on stage in bizarre CPAC appearance

Musk says his ‘mind is a storm’ as he waves chainsaw on stage in bizarre CPAC appearance

The bejeweled power tool was a gift from Trump ally Javier Milei, the Argentinian president who has often wielded a chainsaw around in public

The Independent UK

Musk calls astronaut r-word in tirade

Musk calls astronaut r-word in tirade

The billionaire got into it with a Danish astronaut after they questioned his tale about astronauts stuck in space

Space fight! Elon Musk and famed astronaut trade online insults over ‘stuck’ crew

Space fight! Elon Musk and famed astronaut trade online insults over ‘stuck’ crew

The astronauts themselves have repeatedly pushed back on the narrative that they are ‘stranded’ or have been left in space

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Says It's Time To Start Preparations For 'Deorbiting' The International Space Station: 'It Has Served Its Purpose'

Elon Musk Says It's Time To Start Preparations For 'Deorbiting' The International Space Station: 'It Has Served Its Purpose'

Elon Musk calls for the deorbiting of the International Space Station, stating it has "served its purpose" as astronauts are left adrift for over 250 days.

Musk and Trump repeat false 'stranded' Starliner astronauts narrative, but they are not stranded

Musk and Trump repeat false 'stranded' Starliner astronauts narrative, but they are not stranded

Elon Musk and President Trump continue to advance the narrative that NASA astronauts from Boeing's Starliner mission were "abandoned" in space.

Trump and Musk Again Falsely State NASA Astronauts Were 'Left in Space' for 'Political Reasons' Days After Crew Refutes Claim

Trump and Musk Again Falsely State NASA Astronauts Were 'Left in Space' for 'Political Reasons' Days After Crew Refutes Claim

President Trump and Elon Musk are perpetuating their false claim that the Biden administration intentionally left two NASA astronauts in space.

Flattery, abandoned astronauts and a ‘male body part’: Key points from Trump and Musk’s interview with Fox News

Flattery, abandoned astronauts and a ‘male body part’: Key points from Trump and Musk’s interview with Fox News

The president and his powerful aide faced some weird and awkward moments in the softball sit-down

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Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.

The Independent UK

Nasa’s Boeing astronauts really want you to know they’re not ‘stuck’

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are hoping to set the record straight again after an extended trip to the space station

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SpaceX is the jewel in Musk's crown. That could prove a problem for Trump

Inside the $350bn startup that could rock the Trump-Musk bromance – and decide the future of humanity

'Stranded' Starliner astronauts finally have a return date — and it's sooner than expected

NASA will send astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home from the International Space Station early on a previously used SpaceX Dragon space capsule, not on a brand-new one, the agency announced.

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"Stranded" NASA astronaut on International Space Station photographed from Earth in world first

NASA astronaut Suni Williams was undertaking a repair on the ISS when she was photographed from Earth by an amateur astrophotographer

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.

The Independent UK

NASA's 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned

NASA will beam Super Bowl LIX to orbit for astronauts aboard the International Space Station

The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events across the world (for Americans), and there's a chance for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station to catch the big game.

'Stranded' NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographed from Earth during record-breaking spacewalk. Can you spot her?

A photographer on Earth has captured an incredible telescope image of NASA astronaut Suni Williams outside of the International Space Station, as it passed by roughly 250 miles overhead.

The Independent UK

Astronaut stuck on International Space Station for months just broke the record for total spacewalk time by a woman

Sunita Williams reached a record of 62 hours and six minutes during her ninth spacewalk

NASA Astronauts Complete Spacewalk, Setting New Records

NASA astronauts complete successful spacewalk outside ISS, setting records and extending mission duration.

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