Spacex Launches Rescue Mission To Return Astronauts Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore From Space
Sunday, 29 September 2024 () SpaceX successfully launched a rescue mission to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded on the ISS for months due to spacecraft issues.Β
By the time Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth they will have logged more than eight months in space. Their original mission was due to last for a week.
The SpaceX crew that will ferry back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station arrives at the orbiting laboratory. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov..
NASA decided using the Boeing Starliner capsule to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth was too risky following a string of technical glitches on their outwards journey.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:17Published
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 ()
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