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NASA affirms plan with SpaceX to return astronauts

NASA affirms plan with SpaceX to return astronauts after Trump demand

NASA affirmed on Wednesday a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk's SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so "as soon as practical," the day after President Donald Trump suggested he wants a quicker return for the crew.

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Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA — but they already have a SpaceX ride home

"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.

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Trump and Musk Say SpaceX Will 'Go Get' NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space

Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.

NASA finds building blocks for life in Bennu asteroid sample

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The odds of alien life just increased, NASA says after discovering DNA ingredients on an asteroid

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission. It's a win for alien life.

The Verge · 20h

NASA finds building blocks for life in the Bennu asteroid sample

Scientists from NASA and other institutions who have been analyzing the Bennu asteroid sample that returned to Earth last September found molecules, including amino acids, which are essential ingredients of life as we know it.

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Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

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.

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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 ...

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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together

NASA's two stuck astronauts are taking their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight ...

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How a new NASA satellite could help solve the global temperature spike mystery

Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

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NASA Tracking Truck-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

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NASA spacecraft flew by distant world. It saw unprecedented volcanism.

On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped by the volcanic world Io. It witnessed a giant eruption.

The Boeing Starliner astronauts took their first spacewalk

This story incorporates reporting from Bill McEwen, Space.com and CNN on MSN.com.NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, currently stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), have ...

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