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Updates: Astronauts home; running records fall; no more Bitcoin in El Salvador
Apr 21, 2025
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- Two astronauts returned home after a nine-month mission marked by unexpected challenges with their SpaceX spacecraft's thruster problems.
- El Salvador's experiment with Bitcoin as legal tender failed due to low participation and technical issues, leading to its repeal.
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Astronauts' Extended Mission
Two astronauts, Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore, faced unexpected challenges during their mission to the International Space Station. Their spacecraft experienced thruster problems, preventing their planned eight-day stay and forcing them to remain in space for nine months. They eventually returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, with their landing occurring in the Gulf of Mexico on March 18th, following a complicated docking process. The incident highlighted the precarious nature of space travel, with the astronauts initially losing control of their capsule during docking, a situation that could have ended disastrously.
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