NASA's Stranded Astronauts Take First Spacewalk

Assessing Claims About NASA’s Two ‘Stranded’ Astronauts
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk announced this week that SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Musk, will be tasked with retrieving two NASA astronauts who have been stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024.
Stranded NASA astronaut reveals concerning effects being stuck in space for eight months is having on her body
An astronaut stranded in space has said that she's been up there so long it's starting to have an impact on her body. It was in June last year that NASA astronauts Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and Sunita 'Suni' Williams journeyed up into space for a mission that was only supposed to last for eight days.
Stranded NASA Astronaut on the ISS Takes a Spacewalk, With Another Planned
NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore surely didn't think they'd still be on the International Space Station this long when they left Earth in June. In fact, they initially expected to stay for just eight days.
NASA astronauts still stranded in space take first spacewalk together
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.
‘Stranded’ astronauts head out for spacewalk after Trump demands early return
President Donald Trump took to social media this week to announce he had directed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “go get” two NASA astronauts who have been on a protracted stay at the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner mission, which launched in June and was expected to last about eight days, ran into multiple technical issues.
Trump Asks SpaceX to Return NASA’s ‘Stranded’ Astronauts to Earth ASAP
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
NASA Confirms It Will Use SpaceX to Bring Home Stranded Astronauts 'As Soon As Practical'
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew to the ISS in the summer of 2024 for a routine eight-day test mission. However, due to problems with the propulsion system of Boeing’s Starliner capsule,
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue
So the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore has never been a political story—until this week. And it's a good thing that the two will be in space tomorrow because, as attested to in the tagline for the movie Alien, in space, no one can hear you scream.
NASA's Stranded Astronauts Take First Spacewalk Together
NASA's two stranded astronauts conducted their first spacewalk together Thursday, stepping outside the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts stranded on ISS complete first joint spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly eight months. A planned one-week stay was significantly extended due to technical problems with their Boeing Starliner capsule.
Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita Williams makes shocking revelation after latest mission
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for the past eight months, ...
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already ...
Trump Tells Elon Musk To ‘Go Get’ NASA Astronauts On ISS Since June
President Donald Trump asked billionaire Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts that have been aboard the International Space ...