June 22, 2024
NASA delays return of Starliner astronauts f
Starliner's return to Earth is now delayed to June 22 or later, NASA announced Friday.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who embarked on the long-awaited Boeing. The return mission originally was pushed forward to give ISS astronauts more time to perform a space walk originally planned for Thursday 13, but that mission was scrubbed an hour before it started because of what astronauts said was "spacesuit discomfort." Image: Since arriving at the International Space Station on June 6, Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have contributed to the upkeep of the station and assisted with space walks and scientific research. NASA Screengrab/UPI | License Photo Starliner mission June 5 and docked at the International Space Station the following day, will have to spend a little more time in orbit than originally planned.
The primary and backup landing sites for the capsule's return in the southwestern United States are yet to be determined.
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