US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission

US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission

Two US astronauts who have been stuck for months on the International Space Station (ISS) said Wednesday they have plenty of food, are not facing a laundry crisis, and don’t yet feel like castaways.Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend … Read more

Who is Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov, the Russian cosmonaut rescuing Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore? |

Who is Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov, the Russian cosmonaut rescuing Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore? |

In a remarkable display of international cooperation, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov is set to lead a high-stakes mission to rescue NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical failures with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.Gorbunov’s rescue mission is scheduled for February 2025, marking a … Read more