Washington, United States, Jan 21, 2026 (AFP) - NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retires

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A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency said Tuesday. Suni Williams stepped down from her post on December 27 -- making her ill-fated mission her last journey to space. Williams and fellow astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore set out on an eight-day mission in June 2024 to test fly Boeing's new Starliner capsule on its first crewed mission w......

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