The two stranded NASA astronauts have received further disappointing news, as their space mission has been extended once again, with their return now not expected anytime before spring. Astronauts Butch Wilmore, 61, and Suni Williams, 58, left the International Space Station in June, originally planning to return to Earth just eight days later.
However, their mission got extended by several months after NASA opted to send the company’s malfunctioning Starliner capsule back to Earth without any crew in September. The space agency has now announced yet another delay in the astronauts’ mission, pushing their return further back as their replacement crew’s launch has been postponed by at least another month.
NASA Delays Return Mission Again
If the timeline holds, it will mark ten months since Wilmore and Williams left Earth. The new crew of four was originally scheduled to launch in February, with Wilmore, Williams, and two additional astronauts returning by the end of that …