Two astronauts are being cut from the next crew heading to the International Space Station to make room for two others that have been stuck there for weeks.Suni
In this photo provided by NASA , astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station on Aug. 9, 2024.
Two astronauts are being cut from the next crew heading to the International Space Station to make room for two others that have been stuck there for weeks. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth in February on a space flight with NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Aleksandr Gorbunov. Williams and Wilmore have been at the space station since June in what was supposed to be a stay that lasted a week but has instead been extended to over eight months due to, putting them in a holding pattern as NASA tried to figure out the best way to bring them home.
NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba said he had to factor in previous spaceflight experience and keeping an integrated crew that can operate critical systems when deciding the path forward. “While we’ve changed crew before for a variety of reasons, downsizing crew for this flight was another tough decision to adjust to given that the crew has trained as a crew of four,” said Acaba. “I have the utmost confidence in all our crew, who have been excellent throughout training for the mission. Zena and Stephanie will continue to assist their crewmates ahead of launch, and they exemplify what it means to be a professional astronaut.
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