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Two astronauts caught in area for greater than 9 months to go again to Earth

By Editorial Board Published March 18, 2025 3 Min Read
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Two astronauts caught in area for greater than 9 months to go again to Earth

Two astronauts caught in area for greater than 9 months are about to go away the Worldwide Area Station – and head again to Earth.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off to the ISS on 5 June, and had been meant to be up there for simply eight days.

They had been testing out Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner, a ship designed to rival SpaceX’s Crew Dragon that’s at present used to ferry astronauts into area.

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NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Take a look at astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Pic: NASA Johnson

However by the point they docked on the ISS, the Starliner had suffered main issues – with 5 helium leaks, 5 lifeless manoeuvring thrusters and a propellant valve that failed to shut utterly.

It returned to Earth with out them, after it was determined the astronauts could be safer ready in orbit.

Since then, the 2 US Navy veterans have accomplished spacewalks, experiments and even helped kind out the plumbing onboard.

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The astronauts have repeatedly stated they’ve loved the mission, with Ms Williams describing the area station as her “happy place”.

“Every day is interesting because we’re up in space and it’s a lot of fun,” she stated earlier this month, though she added the ready was seemingly arduous for members of the family on the bottom.

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During a press conference with astronauts onboard Boeing’s Starliner, they were asked about their thoughts on the "seismic geopolitical shifts" that have occurred since they left Earth.

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The SpaceX automobile that can take them house arrived on the area station in September, carrying NASA’s Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, together with two empty seats.

Mr Wilmore and Ms Williams then caught round in order that the opposite two astronauts may full their mission, though their return was as soon as extra delayed due to issues with the SpaceX rocket that was going to convey them again.

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The crew changing all of them arrived on the ISS on Sunday, with hugs shared throughout.

A ship’s bell, lengthy used to welcome new crewmates to the area station, was rung as NASA’s Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos’s Kirill Peskov got here aboard.

The long-awaited crew are anticipated to splashdown off the coast of Florida on Tuesday night.

The group had been planning to come back again on Wednesday however “favourable” climate situations meant their return could possibly be introduced ahead by in the future.

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