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NASA veteran Suni Williams retires after 27 years after Starliner flight that left her stranded nine months

Suni Williams, a 27-year NASA astronaut who flew three missions including Boeing's Starliner, retired effective Dec. 27, 2025. Her final flight became an extended nine-month stay after spacecraft problems, and she leaves having shaped station operations and commercial LEO mission experience.

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2026-01-20T14:16:10.540192-08:00
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Associated Press

Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

By Associated Press: The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy" during the medical crisis.

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2026-01-21T14:14:18.719335-08:00
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Reuters

Blue Origin unveils 'TeraWave' — a 5,408‑satellite LEO communications constellation

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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2026-01-21T10:18:41.709346-08:00