{"id":24551,"date":"2025-03-20T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24551"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:42:01","slug":"all-the-major-things-nasa-astronauts-missed-on-earth-while-stranded-in-space-as-they-finally-return-to-a-very-different-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24551","title":{"rendered":"All the major things NASA astronauts missed on Earth while \u2018stranded\u2019 in space as they finally return to a very different world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been three days since the NASA astronauts who were stuck in space for months upon months finally returned home to Earth.<\/p>\n

Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore<\/a>\u00a0docked their Boeing Starliner onto the International Space Station (ISS) last summer on 5 June, 2024 for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission, unaware that they’d be trapped in the ship for a further nine months\u00a0following a bout of technical faults<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They ended up spending a staggering 286 days in\u00a0space<\/a>\u00a0– which is a pretty staggering 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched – and, in that time, it’s clear the pair missed out on quite a lot of things that went down on Mother Earth.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, let’s get into some of the main\u00a0news<\/a>\u00a0events that may have passed Suni and Butch by if they hadn’t been receiving updates from back home…<\/p>\n

June 12th, 2024 – UN finds that Israel and Hamas committed war crimes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Less than a week after the astronauts were launched into space, the United Nations found that Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military operation and attack in Gaza, which has been been the longest, largest and bloodiest since 1948, caused immense damage and loss of life and triggered, for many Palestinians, traumatic memories of the Nakba and other Israeli incursions.<\/p>\n

“The only way to stop the recurring cycles of violence, including aggression and retribution by both sides, is to ensure strict adherence to international law,” The Commission\u00a0stressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“That includes ending the unlawful Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory; discrimination, oppression and the denial of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, and guaranteeing peace and security for Jews and Palestinians.”<\/p>\n

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Labour’s Keir Starmer won the UK General Election last July (Leon Neal \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

July 4th, 2024 – Labour wins UK General Election<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Leader of the Labour party,\u00a0Keir Starmer<\/a>, won the\u00a0UK<\/a>\u00a0General Election in the peak of summer.<\/p>\n

Starmer received a massive majority in the House of Commons of more than 170 MPs after winning over 400 of the 650 seats up for grabs – making it the first time in 14 years since the UK has had a different government.<\/p>\n

He made a number of pledges<\/a>\u00a0following the announcement but has most recently come under immense criticism following a major overhaul of the welfare system which sees X billion of disability benefits slashed.<\/p>\n

July 13th, 2024 – Trump is shot in assassination attempt<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In July of last year, whilst delivering a speech during an open-air campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, US president\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0was targeted by a 20-year-old man, who fired eight rounds from an AR-15-style rifle from the roof of a nearby building.<\/p>\n

Thomas Matthew Crooks was subsequently shot and killed by a member of the US Secret Service, after\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0endured a wound in his upper right ear.<\/p>\n

Crooks’ aim also killed one audience member and critically injured two others.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the attempt made on his life<\/a>, Trump told Capitol Rotunda attendees the day of his inauguration (20 January): “I was saved by God to make\u00a0America<\/a>\u00a0great again.”<\/p>\n

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Spain beat England 2-1 in the Euros final ( Lars Baron \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

July 14th, 2024 – Spain wins the Euros<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Spain took home the championship during the\u00a0Euros<\/a>\u00a0against England with a 2 – 1 win.<\/p>\n

Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal from the Spanish team scored the two goals while Three Lions’ Cole Palmer scored England’s only goal.<\/p>\n

July 26th – August 11th, 2024 – Olympics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The astronauts also missed the entirety of the\u00a0Olympics<\/a>\u00a0– an event which saw a whole load of controversial moments from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Just to name a few, there was Anthony Ammirati who went\u00a0viral thanks to his manhood costing him a medal<\/a>\u00a0during his pole vaulting event and the controversy surrounding\u00a0Imane Khelif<\/a>\u00a0who won a gold medal in\u00a0the women\u2019s welterweight tournament\u00a0<\/a>– making her Algeria\u2019s first woman to ever win such an accolade in\u00a0boxing<\/a>\u00a0at the Olympics.<\/p>\n

However, her incredible achievements were, unfortunately, tarnished by an\u00a0extremely aggravated and totally baseless dispute over her gender<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, and there was the whole\u00a0Raygun<\/a>\u00a0chaos.<\/p>\n

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The astronauts missed the entirety of the Olympics (Richard Pelham \/ Stringer \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

August 14th, 2024 – WHO declare Mpox a public health emergency<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Just three days after the Olympics ended, the World Health Organisation (WHO)\u00a0declared the Mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency.<\/a><\/p>\n

“This is something that should concern us all \u2026 The potential for further spread beyond Africa and beyond is very worrying,” said WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.<\/p>\n

October 7th, 2024 – Hurricane Milton<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In autumn of last year, the worst storm to hit the American East Coast in decades struck with experts describing\u00a0Hurricane Milton<\/a>\u00a0as the ‘deadliest’ and most ‘catastrophic’\u00a0storm<\/a>\u00a0to hit Florida in 100 years.<\/p>\n

It tragically killed 35 people.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in November (Chip Somodevilla \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

November 4th, 2024 – Trump wins presidential election<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following month,\u00a0Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election<\/a>\u00a0against Democrat opponent,\u00a0Kamala Harris.<\/a><\/p>\n

His victory made him the second man in history to serve two non-consecutive terms as US\u00a0president<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It also made him the\u00a0first convicted felon to serve in the presidential role.<\/a><\/p>\n

December 19th, 2024 – Gis\u00e8le Pelicot trial<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a trial that shocked the world, 72-year-old\u00a0Gis\u00e8le Pelicot<\/a>\u00a0appeared before a judge and jury at a court in Avignon,\u00a0France<\/a>, where her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, stood on trial after admitting to drugging her before inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body.<\/p>\n

He was apprehended after French authorities\u00a0discovered records of the heinous assaults against the mother-of-three<\/a>\u00a0inside the Pelicot property, indicating that Dominique had filmed every single interaction.<\/p>\n

Fifty other men – with ages ranging between 26 and 74 and a mix of professions, including a police officer and a journalist – were also accused of having abused Gis\u00e8le between 2011 and 2020, after her\u00a0husband drugged her with a mix of sedatives and anti-anxiety medication<\/a>\u00a0before he invited the strangers to their Mazan, Provence, home via online chatrooms.<\/p>\n

Dominique and the 50 men were\u00a0found guilty with the former sentenced to 20 years.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Gis\u00e8le Pelicot trial shocked the world (CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

December 25th, 2024 – Christmas<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This one’s pretty self-explanatory, guys.<\/p>\n

January 6th, 2025 – Justin Trudeau announces resignation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kicking off the New Year with a bang, Canada’s prime minister,\u00a0Justin Trudeau<\/a>\u00a0announced his resignation.<\/p>\n

After nearly 10 years leading\u00a0Canada<\/a>\u00a0after coming into the role in 2013, Trudeau was replaced by former Bank of England governor,\u00a0Mark Carney<\/a>, amid a dispute over how to best navigate\u00a0Trump\u2019s latest trade tariffs.<\/a><\/p>\n

The decision after months of pressure from within his own Liberal Party and growing public anger over his government\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

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Canadian prime minister since 2013, Justin Trudeau, announced his resignation in January (NurPhoto \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

January 7th, 2025 – LA wildfires<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thousands upon thousands of celebrities and civilians alike were forced to flee their homes as the\u00a0Los Angeles wildfires<\/a>\u00a0tore trough America\u2019s second-largest city.<\/p>\n

The likes of Paris Hilton, James Woods, Eugene Levy, Bella Hadid and Anna Faris are just a handful of\u00a0Hollywood A-listers whose homes burned down in the blaze.<\/a><\/p>\n

As many as 29 deaths have been linked to the wildfires.<\/p>\n

January 19th, 2025 – Israel\/Hamas ceasefire<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was declared two months’ back in mid-January, coming into effect on the 19th.<\/p>\n

Since then, Israel has ‘resumed combat in full force’ against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week on Tuesday night (18 March).<\/p>\n

In a video statement, he warned that ‘negotiations will continue only under fire’ and that ‘this is just the beginning’.<\/p>\n

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Trump and Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had a heated exchange at the White House last month (28 February) (Andrew Harnik \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

January 20th, 2025 – Trump’s inauguration<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trump is officially sworn in as the 47th president of the United States before\u00a0passing a flurry of executive orders left, right and centre.<\/a><\/p>\n

In exactly three months since being in office as of today (20 March), the 78-year-old Republican has declared that\u00a0the US will only recognise ‘two sexes, male and female’<\/a>, he’s\u00a0ended birthright citizenship<\/a>\u00a0and has\u00a0appointed Elon Musk to spearhead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)<\/a>\u00a0– just to name a few.<\/p>\n

February 28th, 2025 –\u00a0That\u00a0<\/em>meeting with Zelenskyy and Trump<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Then, just last month, Trump and Ukrainian president,\u00a0Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a>, sat down at the\u00a0White House<\/a>\u00a0to discuss the war which led to a heated row between the two world leaders.<\/p>\n

During the press conference, Trump shockingly warned Zelenskyy he was\u00a0‘gambling with World World III’.<\/a><\/p>\n

Following his and vice president\u00a0JD Vance’s<\/a>\u00a0exchange with Zelenskyy, Trump made\u00a0a major U-turn<\/a>\u00a0after reading an ‘important’ letter from the Ukrainian president as he said during his\u00a0Congress Speech<\/a>\u00a0(4 March): “It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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