NASA postponed the sending of four astronauts who should replace two crew members stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical malfunction ..
SpaceX missile, designed to send a replaced crew to orbit, has encountered a technical problem at the launch pad. As a result, SpaceX announced a postponement of the launch, which was supposed to take place from the Kennedy space center.
Astronauts stuck in orbit
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent to the ISS on June 5, 2024 on the new Boeing Starliner spacecraft for a weekly test flight. However, due to the technical malfunction, the return of the astronauts was postponed, and NASA ordered the capsule to return to the ground without a crew.
Now, due to the delay in the launch of the SpaceX spare capsule, the return of astronauts is expected no earlier than the end of March or early April.
Thus, their stay in orbit can drag out up to 10 months.