Astronauts went to the ISS for a week and were trapped 9 months – the moment they see their replacements

The internet tour makes a video from the International Space Station (ISS) and shows two trapped astronauts to burst into tears when they see their substitutes. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June 2024 to test Boeing’s new Starliner spaceship, which was to be competitive by SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. However, a series of technical problems have caused serious concerns about the safety of their return. Nasa, judging that there was no reason to risk a return flight with Starliner, decided to repatriate them with the SpaceX boat, aligning their return with the scheduled crew cycle. Thus, the stay in the space was scheduled for about a week, took a 9 -month extension, with astronauts struggling to return to their families. “When you leave for a business trip that lasts a week, you don’t expect it to last for almost a year. Their absence certainly had an impact on […]
Source: News Beast

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