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The two NASA astronauts gave a press conference a week after their problem-riddled Boeing capsule returned to Earth, leaving them behind.
NASA determined it was too risky for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to make their way back to Earth, delaying their return until next year.
The pair will catch a ride home early next year with SpaceX instead of using Boeing's capsule, the agency said.
The space agencys light-speed transmission apparently marked the first time a hip-hop song was sent into deep space.
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The cave was found in a pit not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago. It was created by the collapse of a lava tube.
The trip was initially supposed to be a weeklong test drive of Boeings Starliner spacecraft.
There's now no return date set for Boeing's Starliner transportation vessel, after it experienced issues with its thrusters and helium systems.
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The agency said in a blog post it had collected the item and determined it was a piece of hardware from the ISS.
We are returning to the moon in a way we never have before, and the safety of our astronauts is NASAs top priority," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.