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NASA Astronauts Launch to Space Amid Boeing's Setbacks

8/2/2025

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Astronauts have embarked on a thrilling journey from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket, stepping in for colleagues stranded due to Boeing's Starliner troubles. Among them is NASA's Zena Cardman, who will spend at least six months in the cosmos. As NASA gears up for longer missions, it also eyes the space station's deorbit by 2030.

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Astronauts have embarked on a thrilling journey from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket, stepping in for colleagues stranded due to Boeing's Starliner troubles. Among them is NASA's Zena Cardman, who will spend at least six months in the cosmos. As NASA gears up for longer missions, it also eyes the space station's deorbit by 2030.