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Nasa says astronauts stuck in orbit to return with SpaceX crew in February, not on Boeing Starliner

Nasa says astronauts stuck in orbit to return with SpaceX crew in February, not on Boeing Starliner



Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore have been on the International Space Station since 6 JuneNasa has decided that the two astronauts currently stuck on the International Space Station will return next February on a SpaceX-crewed Dragon flight where two seats have been made available for Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore.The astronauts will not return on the craft that brought them to the space station, Boeing’s Starliner, which has had problems after the capsule sprang small leaks and some of its thrusters failed. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/24/nasa-astronauts-return-february-spacex

Author : Maya Yang

Publish date : 2024-08-24 17:25:25

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