NASA's 2 Stuck Astronauts Take Their First Spacewalk

‘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.
NASA’s 2 stranded astronauts take first spacewalk together after 8 months stuck on International Space Station
NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping through vents.
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.
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.
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Smashes Spacewalking Record While ‘Stranded’ in Space
The record-breaking spacewalk set a new women's record for total spacewalking time and saw the astronauts finally remove faulty radio communications hardware, among other tasks.
Trump and Elon Musk Say They're Working to Get Astronauts Stuck on Space Station, but NASA Says It Already Has a Plan
Elon Musk says Donald Trump has asked SpaceX to rescue two astronauts who have been in space for more than seven months — even though NASA has said there's a plan in place.
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'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 months after moving in
NASA Confirms It Will Use SpaceX to Bring Home Stranded Astronauts 'As Soon As Practical'
NASA has confirmed its approach to bringing home two US astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) "as soon as practical," despite US President Donald Trump suggesting he would expedite the process through direct talks with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Stranded NASA astronaut says she struggles to remember how it feels to walk, lay down
One of the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station since last June explained in a new interview that she is ...
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 ...