The Boeing Starliner astronauts who have been caught in house for almost three months should keep there longer… as a result of they will not return to Earth till subsequent yr.
At a press convention on Saturday, NASA Administrator invoice nelson defined Butch Wilmore and sonny williams It’s anticipated to return in February 2025…and for security causes, the Boeing Starliner will return unmanned.
That might take one other six months for the pair…a far cry from the nine-day mission they initially deliberate.
Bear in mind…the 2 astronauts returned on June 5 with a return date of June 14 – nonetheless, a helium leak and propulsion points left them stranded on the Worldwide House Station.
NASA was contemplating whether or not the 2 might fly again on Starliner, and Boeing was satisfied they may… Nevertheless, NASA gained that argument and the staff was caught in February or March.
Now, a SpaceX spacecraft will convey the crew again…however that may take six months, by which period SpaceX’s subsequent Dragon mission shall be accomplished. The pair will pilot the four-person spacecraft throughout liftoff and take the astronauts dwelling as soon as the mission is full.
A query… an astronaut trapped in house Gear appropriate A starliner, not a Dragon, is coming to choose them up – so, they want new spacesuits.
NASA is making an attempt to emphasise that the 2 astronauts aren’t truly stranded in house… it is onerous to see it another manner, although, since they can not seem to put them down.
