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What happened with Boeing Starliner? Whether four astronauts or two astronauts head up to the International Space Station for the six-month Crew-9 rotation depends on what happens with Starliner.
Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer to a ...
Recently released photos of two NASA astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have caused health concerns to rise. Although Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were ...
But because the four Crew-9 members cannot arrive at the station until the docking port occupied by Starliner is available, that mission won't happen any sooner than Sept. 24, NASA has said.
The Crew-9 — carrying Williams, Wilmore, fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov — can only leave the space station following a "handover period" with the Crew-10.
The Starliner and Crew-9 spacefarers are also awaiting the impending arrival of their Crew-10 replacements, who are due to launch on a new Dragon capsule in late March.
The duo will not return home before the next flight, Crew-10, arrives at the space station. When Williams and Wilmore do return home, they will have been in space for nearly 10 months.
But because the four Crew-9 members cannot arrive at the station until the docking port occupied by Starliner is available, that mission won't happen any sooner than Sept. 24, NASA has said.