8 days turned into 8 months! US astronauts continue to stay in space
2024-08-26
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This article is transferred from [CCTV Military];
NASA announced on the 24th
Two people stranded on the International Space Station
American astronaut
Will return to Earth in February next year
On August 24, local time, NASA announced that it had decided to allow two American astronauts stranded at the International Space Station to return to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in February next year, while the Boeing Starliner carrying them to space is expected to return to Earth without people in early September this year. This means that they may have to stay at the International Space Station for about 8 months.
NASA said that the unmanned return of the Starliner will allow NASA and Boeing to continue collecting relevant test data during its return.
▲Barry Wilmore and Sunny Williams
On June 5 this year, American astronauts Wilmore and Williams were launched on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for the first manned test flight and arrived at the International Space Station on June 6.
The spacecraft was originally scheduled to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth on June 14, but due to problems such as thruster failure and helium leakage, the return time has been repeatedly postponed. The two astronauts were originally scheduled to stay in the space station for 8 days, but have been stranded in space for more than 2 months.
Source: CCTV Military Comprehensive CCTV-13 "Morning News"
