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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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 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.

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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives

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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above an Atlas V rocket for an uncrewed test flight.

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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic lays off 185 employees as it doubles down on efforts to build new spaceships

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Virgin Galactic is opening a factory in 2024 that will produce its new Delta Class spaceships.

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I trained SpaceX astronauts for a NASA mission. Being responsible for their safety was stressful, but preparing my friends for space was an honor.

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Laura Crabtree in an astronaut suit, next to a picture of a SpaceX rocket launching.
Laura Crabtree spoke to Insider about her job as an astronaut trainer at Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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Elon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (left) said Starship may not reach orbit on its first attempt. That could mean it explodes, like previous Starship prototypes (right).

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