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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 trip was initially supposed to be a weeklong test drive of Boeings Starliner spacecraft.
Polyakov's record-breaking trip to outer space saw him orbit Earth 7,075 times and travel nearly 187 million miles.
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"I think it really is just a tribute to the legacy of the Black women astronauts that have come before me, as well as to the exciting future ahead," Watkins said.
NASAs first all-female spacewalk just got canceled because there arent enough spacesuits that fit.
The NASA astronaut is set to depart on her historic mission to the space station in April.
The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the Tianhe space station module, marking a milestone in China's space program.
The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musks company.
The nine-member team plans to begin test flights in 2019.