Two NASA astronauts could be stranded in space until 2025 NASA has yet to decide how to bring the pair back to Earth from the ISS and ground tests on the Starliner spacecraft have exposed the same flaws as those
That has prompted the president to claim his predecessor "left" the astronauts stranded in space, while Elon Musk - who owns SpaceX - similarly said they were "left up there for political reasons". As stated previously, a rescue mission has never been sent ...
The two American astronauts who have been stranded in the International Space Station for more than 9 months have finally embarked on their journey back to Earth. Their long 'space drift' has attracted widespread attention from media and netizens around the world. Musk, the founder of the ...
Grieving astronauts stranded in spaceTim Cornwell
During Starliner’s flight to the space station, some of the spacecraft’s thrusters did not perform as expected and several leaks in Starliner’s helium system were observed. While the initial mission duration was planned for about a week, there is no rush to bring crew home, so NASA and...
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded in space for over nine months, returned to Earth on Tuesday afternoon. The two astronauts, along with their fellow Crew-9 members — NASA astronaut Nick Hague an...
Starliner astronautsButch WilmoreandSunita Williams, speaking out at a news conference for the first time sincereturning to Earthafter an extended 286-day stay in space, said Monday they did not blame Boeing for the spacecraft problems that effectively stranded them aboard the International Space Sta...
for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space forcloser to a yearbefore they can come home. Despite the astronauts' longer-than-expected stay at the space station, officials have insisted that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmorearen't strandedin space. ...
the pair were subject to numerous international headlines about being "stranded in space" and requiring rescue. Even President Donald Trump jumped into the fray and asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to step in and bring them home. The plan to bring Williams and Wilmore home via SpaceX was in place...
In late January, Musk said the Biden Administration had left thetwo astronauts “stranded”and said Trump had asked SpaceX to step in to rescue them. “The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so,” Mus...