Astronauts in space will return to Earth on Elon Musk’s ship

Astronauts trapped on the International Space Station for 83 days will return on a SpaceX ship, but not until February 2025.

NASA has confirmed that astronauts have been trapped in space since June last year They will return to Earth on a SpaceX ship.. The ship that took them into space is not safe enough due to helium leaks and other operational problems, so they will return to land in February 2025 in one of Elon Musk’s companies. So, They will spend more than 8 months in space..

SpaceX Wins Race Against Boeing

Veteran astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams were trapped on the International Space Station for 83 days. They departed on June 5 on a Boeing Starliner.but due to helium leaks and failures of its propellers, there is no certainty that they will return there. For this reason, NASA has been studying for weeks the possibility of their return on a ship from SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aviation company. Finally, it will be, as the US space agency confirmed in a statement.

However, They won’t do this right away, but will have to wait until February 2025.. SpaceX was planning to send the ship into space for the Crew-9 mission. Initially, four passengers would depart from Earth, but there would only be two because there would need to be room for Butch and Suni. It would not leave Earth until September 24, 2024.

“Spaceflight is risky, even in its safest and most routine forms. A test flight, by its very nature, is neither safe nor routine. The decision to keep Butch and Suni aboard the International Space Station and bring them home to Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner is a result of our commitment to safety, our core value,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

Boeing has been working with NASA for many years, but SpaceX has won the position thanks to its recent achievements. Starliner’s development has been erratic, with delays now compounded by setbacks that have left astronauts stuck in IBD. So the return of astronauts on Elon Musk’s company could be a turning point in the agency’s space race. SpaceX will also be responsible for the decommissioning of the International Space Station.

Starliner’s mission is to transport astronauts between Earth and space.and vice versa. This was its first manned flight after two unmanned orbital test flights that it failed to complete. It will return to our planet empty, calling into question its future performance and Boeing’s.

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