Astronauts and scientists explain why living in space is almost impossible

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illustartion of an ONeill Cylinder, a giant space station floating in free space
A giant rotating space habitat known as an "O'Neill Cylinder" after its inventor. It could be miles across and uses centrifugal force to generate artificial gravity.

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Photos show what daily life is like on the International Space Station, from sleeping arrangements to haircuts

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A group of people on the ISS with lots of wires and electronic equipment around
The eleven Expedition 68 crew members aboard the International Space Station.

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The Boeing astronauts' return to Earth is delayed again, this time because of a SpaceX spaceship

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two astronauts inside the space station one standing upright with a microphone one upside down with his feet on the ceiling and his arms crossed in between walls full of gadgets and computers
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore talk with reporters from the International Space Station after their spaceship departs without them.

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What Thanksgiving dinner looks like for NASA astronauts in space

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NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit with packages of food on the ISS.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit shared their Thanksgiving meal in a new video message.

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SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year

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Screenshot of SpaceX Crew Dragon launching from Florida's Cape Canaveral on September 28, 2024.
Space X's spaceship launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday.

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NASA explains the mysterious pulsing noise in space coming from Boeing's spaceship

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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station, as seen from a window on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

NASA

NASA picks SpaceX to bring home the American astronauts stuck in space. It's the latest blow to Boeing.

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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner, have been stuck in space for 11 weeks.

NASA

Why NASA is taking so long to get Boeing's 2 in-limbo astronauts back to Earth

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore inside the vestibule between the space station and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

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NASA admits it's been working with SpaceX on a backup plan to retrieve Boeing's 2 stuck astronauts. It doesn't sound ideal.

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station.

NASA

NASA says it can ask SpaceX to bring Boeing astronauts home if needed, as they reach 51 days on the space station

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made a brief appearance on a call with press from the space station.

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