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‘There Were Some Tough Times’: Stranded NASA Astronauts Open Up About Extended Stay in Space

The ‘earth to space’ call offered a glimpse of their challenges after their original ride returned home without them last week.

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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been at the International Space Station since a June test flight on Boeing’s Starliner malfunctioned. NASA
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

A NASA astronaut who’s been stranded in space since June requested his absentee ballot Friday — in just one of the ways he’s keeping up with life on Earth after being told his days-long journey to space would be extended to more than half a year.

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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