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Wilmore and Massachusetts native Williams returned Tuesday after being stuck on the International Space Station ( ISS) for nearly 300 days. The Dragon, carrying Williams, Wilmore, NASA astronaut Nick ...

Astronaut and Massachusetts native Sunita L. Williams is back home after being stranded on the International Space Station ...

The pair of NASA astronauts who have been in space for over nine months returned to Earth on Tuesday after a new crew to replace them reached the ISS over the weekend.