Tennessean and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore was honored on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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SpaceX Dragon Brings Crew-9 Home After Record-Breaking Work in Space
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, safely splashed down in the Gulf of America Tuesday, concluding an eventful Crew-9 mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hit the water at 6:57 p.m. central time, ending a journey that saw Williams and Wilmore’s stay extend far beyond its planned eight days due to issues with Boeing’s Starliner.
Read the full storyClint Brewer, Michael Patrick Leahy Praying for Safe Return of NASA Astronauts
Clint Brewer, recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of The Tennessee Star, wished Godspeed to the four astronauts returning to Earth on Tuesday following an unexpected months-long stay at the International Space Station.
Read the full storyNASA, SpaceX Set New Mission Date to Rescue Astronauts Stranded at Space Station Following Request from President Trump
Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since June are officially scheduled to return home in March following a request from President Donald Trump to billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to expedite plans to bring the astronauts home.
Read the full storyElon Musk Says SpaceX Will Carry Out Mission to ‘Go Get’ Astronauts Stranded at Space Station at Request of President Trump
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company will carry out a mission at the request of President Donald Trump to bring two NASA astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since June back home.
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