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A Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 89, successfully delivered vital supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, providing much-needed relief for the crew aboard. This mission is particularly significant as two NASA astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, are currently stranded on the ISS due to ongoing safety concerns with the Boeing Starliner capsule, which was supposed to bring them back to Earth. Progress 89, launched on August 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, docked at the ISS at 5:53 GMT. The spacecraft carried nearly three tons of essential supplies, including food, fuel, and other necessities, which are crucial for the Expedition 71 crew. Wilmore and Williams originally arrived at the ISS in June for an eight-day test mission....

After 21 years of orbiting in space, a defunct NASA spacecraft has finally made its way back to Earth. The spacecraft called the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), was a groundbreaking mission. It helped scientists study the high-energy universe and discover some of the most mysterious objects in the cosmos. Its return to Earth marks the end of an era of space exploration. This return also presents a unique opportunity for researchers to study the effects of long-term spaceflight on hardware. The CGRO was the second of NASA's Great Observatories. NASA launched CGRO on April 5, 1991. It consisted of a series of four space telescopes that aimed to study the universe in different wavelengths of light. The CGRO was designed to detect gamma rays, the most energetic form of light. It can ...

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Essential Supplies Reach Stranded NASA Astronauts on ISS

A defunct NASA spacecraft returns to Earth after 21 years