What Went Wrong: Why Are Starliner Astronauts Still in Space?

Is there a nightmare happening 250 miles above the Earth?

No, according to NASA, which confirmed that astronauts Sunita “Sunny” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmower We are no Stranded in space, despite the fact that their original mission was only supposed to last eight days and is now in its third month.

Initially, Boeing – the manufacturer of the Starliner that Williams, 58, and Wilmore, 61, spent 26 hours successfully piloting to the International Space Station, which docked with it on June 6 – expressed confidence that the astronauts would eventually be able to return to Earth the same way they came.

But NASA has since acknowledged that the duo may not be able to return home until 2025. When they do return, the agency said, it could be in 2025. wont Be on board the Starliner.

“We know that at some point, we need to bring Butch and Sonny home,” Ken BowersoxNASA’s associate administrator for space operations, John Kerry, said at a news conference on August 7: