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Astronauts who were sent into space for eight days may be stuck there until 2025

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2024-08-08 16:08:13 TiranaPost

Astronauts who were sent into space for eight days may be stuck there until 2025

Two American astronauts sent on a mission to the International Space Station for eight days may be stranded there until next year.

Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams arrived at the ISS on June 5 as part of the first Boeing Starliner manned flight to the space station.

But problems with the spacecraft as they approached the ISS have most likely forced them to spend Christmas and New Year in space.

"Our primary option is to return Butch and Suni on the Starliner, however, we have done the necessary planning to ensure we have other options open," NASA officials said.

One possible option being considered, they said, is to attach the two astronauts to a mission scheduled to launch in September and return them to Earth on that mission in February 2025.

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