LOS ANGELES (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts find themselves on an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as technical issues plague their return spacecraft, Boeing's Starliner.
LOS ANGELES -- Two U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts find themselves on an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station as technical issues plague their return spacecraft, Boeing's Starliner.
On June 5, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were launched to the ISS as part of Starliner's first crewed test flight, and multiple technical problems have since occurred. This contingency could extend their stay in space to approximately eight months, with a potential return date around February 2025, according to Wednesday's briefing.
The Starliner issues have broader implications for NASA's commercial crew program. The agency has long emphasized the importance of having multiple providers for crew transportation to ensure redundancy and continuous access to the ISS. NASA has pushed back the launch of the next SpaceX Crew Dragon mission, originally scheduled for Aug. 18, to no earlier than Sept. 24.
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