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ISS: What life is like for Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

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Summary
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73% Informative

Two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station in June .

But after fears that their Boeing Starliner spacecraft was unsafe to fly back on, Nasa delayed Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return until 2025 .

They are now sharing a space about the size of a six -bedroom house with nine other people.

Three astronauts say they would return to the ISS in a heartbeat.

Food is mostly reconstituted in packets, separated into different compartments by nation.

Astronauts are pre-selected for personal attributes - tolerant, laid-back, calm - and trained to work as a team.

VR Score

71

Informative language

63

Neutral language

85

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

32

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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