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NASA Astronauts Break Silence on Unexpected 9-Month Space Station Stay After Starliner Issues

These titles maintain the core information from the original articles while still being attention-grabbing and concise." In their first public statements since returning to Earth, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore addressed their unexpected extended stay in space during a Monday news briefing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The astronauts described their "unique" mission, which turned a planned one-week visit to the International Space Station into a 286-day stay after technical issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule that launched them to orbit in June. "The plan went way off from what we had planned, but because we're in human spaceflight, we prepare for any number of contingencies," Wilmore said. "This is a curvy road. You never know where it's going to go." Wilmore emphasized looking forward and applying lessons learned rather than assigning blame, though he noted both […]

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NASA Astronaut Returns Home After Extended Space Mission

NASA astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore has returned to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay on the International Space Station. His daughter, Daryn Wilmore, announced the news on TikTok, concluding her series "My Dad is Stuck in Space." What was initially planned as a one-week mission was extended to 286 days when Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams encountered technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The duo successfully splashed off Florida's coast at 5:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday. In her TikTok update, Daryn, wearing a Starliner t-shirt, shared plans for a low-key reunion, including making her father's favorite pecan pie and having a small gathering at her uncle's house. She has prepared a list of activities they previously enjoyed together, hoping to make up for lost time before she returns to school. Following his return, Wilmore will undergo medical tests […]

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This Tiny Probe Just Survived a Dance with Death at 430,000 MPH

NASA confirmed that Parker Solar Probe has completed its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Friday. The spacecraft maintained normal operations while passing within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface and entering its corona on December 24. The probe, launched in 2018, relies on Venus's gravity to gradually decrease its distance from the Sun. During this historic pass, it encountered temperatures reaching 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit while traveling at 430,000 miles per hour. The operations team at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland received a "beacon tone" signal just before midnight Thursday, confirming the probe's successful passage. Complete telemetry data from the encounter is expected by January 1. The mission aims to enhance scientific understanding of solar phenomena. By taking measurements in the Sun's outer atmosphere, researchers hope to explain how this region reaches millions of degrees, understand the […]

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