Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis
Read full article: Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisisThe astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy" during the medical crisis.
Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled Starliner
Read full article: Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled StarlinerFour astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after being sidelined by Boeing's Starliner trouble and other issues.
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Astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flight
Read full article: Astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flightOn Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, Ferguson removed himself from the first Starliner crew, citing his daughters wedding in 2021. (James Blair/NASA via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight has pulled himself off the crew so he’s on Earth — not at the International Space Station — for his daughter’s wedding next year. He has been replaced on the Starliner crew by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, who had been training as a backup for the test flight. In December or early January, Boeing plans to repeat a Starliner test flight without a crew, in hopes of reaching the space station this time. SpaceX, meanwhile, plans to launch its second astronaut flight at the end of this month.