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NASA says astronauts stuck in orbit to return February, not on Boeing Starliner
Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore have been on the International Space Station since 6 June
Nasa 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. However, the planned eight-day mission turned into a months-long stay for Williams and Wilmore after technical issues emerged, including reaction control thrusters that failed during Starliner’s first docking attempt. The embattled manufacturer, which has struggled to compete with SpaceX and has taken in $1.6bn in losses on the Starliner program, added: “The testing has confirmed 27 of 28 RCS [reaction control system] thrusters are healthy and back to full operational capability.
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