"NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions," Cheryl Warner, NASA's news chief at the agency's headquarters, said in a statement to reporters.
Amidst political tensions, President Trump criticized the Biden administration for leaving astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard the ISS. Elon Musk has stepped in, stating SpaceX will bring them home,
Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.
NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.”
Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.
"We're really grateful for the space community and their care at this challenging time — but exploration continues, so we will be back."
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.
NASA is working on an exciting mission to send humans to Mars in the next few decades. To make this happen, the agency is developing new technologies
A United States passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise on Wednesday (US time), prompting a desperate search for survivors in the dark,
Despite a recent request from Trump, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were already scheduled to return to Earth on a Crew Dragon capsule this spring
The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth from outer space.