Only someone who has any understanding of the circumstances might grasp how two trapped astronauts are feeling.
On June 5, Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore, 61, and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, 58 set out what was meant to be an eight-day journey to the International Space Station (ISS).
However, thruster and leak issues striking Boeing’s Starliner capsule after lift-off indicated they would not return as planned.
While the Starliner will be undocked and flown back to Earth by itself, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager
Steve Stich indicated on August 8 that the pair’s most probable option might be to embark aboard Space X Crew-9’s return mission in February 2025.
