NASA's stranded astronauts nearing return to earth

NASA astronauts prepare to return to Earth
Two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for months are prepare to return to Earth.
Elon Musk’s offer to bring home stranded astronauts never reached the space station, say NASA astronauts who are still in orbit after 9 months
SpaceX will bring two NASA astronauts back from the International Space Station this month after a damaged spacecraft extended their eight-day journey into a nine-month commision. SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk said he believes the two astronauts were stuck in space for political reasons and he could have rescued them sooner.
NASA’s two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
Astronaut Suni Williams, in response to a question during a news conference, took issue with Elon Musk’s recent call to dump the space station in two years.
NASA astronauts stranded on space station should return to Earth by mid-March
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still aboard the International Space Station. Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer into SIMP 0136, a free-floating object traveling through the Milky Way galaxy. "It feels like an afterthought in a lot of ways."
NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams reflects on space experience ahead of homecoming
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent the last nine months in space, are finally on the cusp of returning to Earth.
'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.' 'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station —one that has become politically charged here on Earth.
Watch: Stranded Nasa astronauts on what they will miss when they return to Earth
The Nasa astronauts on board the International Space Station have shared their thoughts on what they'll miss when they finally return to Earth. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally slated to be on the ISS for eight days but eight months later,
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams talk about long-delayed return to Earth
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are just a couple weeks from finally returning to Earth after being stuck in space for nine months. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.
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