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Dolphins Crash Party As Astronauts Return To Earth After 9-Month Mission
Nine months after departing for the International Space Station on a planned week-long trip, two American astronauts have finally returned to Earth after a string of delays and bad luck.
But it wasn't just a grateful nation welcoming them home — they also received an unexpected visit from a pod of dolphins, which showed up to check out their splashdown.
Astronauts Sunita Williams, 59, of Needham, Massachusetts, and Butch Wilmore, 62, landed Tuesday evening, March 18, in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida. They were joined on the return trip by astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmo…
Astronauts Trapped In Space For 9 Months Prepare For Return Trip Home
A planned trip to the International Space Station last year, originally set to last just over a week, has instead left two astronauts marooned in orbit for nine months. However, after repeated delays, the wayward wanderers are finally expected to return home on Tuesday, March 18.
Astronauts Sunita Williams, 59, from Needham, Massachusetts, and Butch Wilmore, 62, blasted off in June 2024. Technical issues plagued their Boeing Starliner, and the craft returned to Earth without them out of concern for their safety.
On Friday, March 14, a SpaceX Dragon capsule launched and docked with the ISS t…
NJ Judge’s Son, ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Arrested On Gun Charge In PA
John Francis McCarthy IV, the son of a Princeton judge and previously accused of impersonating a police officer in Quarryville, is now facing a weapons charge in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, March 7.
McCarthy, 39, of Princeton, NJ, was arrested on Thursday, March 6, after an investigation by West Lampeter Township Police revealed he had fired a weapon at Morr Range in Willow Street, PA, in September 2024, despite being legally barred from possessing firearms.
McCarthy was prohibited from owning or using guns due to a protection-from-abuse (PFA) equivalent restraining order…
