NASA’s two stranded astronauts started their journey again to Earth aboard a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday (March 18, 2025), marking the tip of an unexpectedly extended mission.
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Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been initially a part of Boeing’s troubled take a look at flight, spent greater than nine months in area. They departed the International Space Station (ISS) alongside two different astronauts, lastly bringing their dramatic mission to an in depth.
Wilmore and Williams arrived on the ISS in June 2024 aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, initially scheduled for an eight-day mission. However, their brief journey stretched into practically nine months after NASA, citing technical points with the Boeing car, determined in August that the duo would return on a SpaceX capsule as a substitute.
Their extended keep captured world consideration, with some media shops dubbing them the “stranded” astronauts — a mirrored image of NASA’s cautious resolution to keep away from sending them residence in the troubled Starliner.
Here’s a timeline on the Starliner mission, and astronauts’ return to Earth:
Published – March 18, 2025 02:31 pm IST
