The plan was to stay for more than a week. But NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stuck on the International Space Station for almost two months, so their trip has been extended considerably.
The reason? The spacecraft they came in (and therefore have to return in) has a fair number of problems: heat problems in the thrusters and helium leaks in the service module. It’s the Starliner, Boeing’s newest spacecraft. You know, the airplane manufacturer.
Andre Kuipers was also stuck in space once.
Being stuck in space may sound like a fever dream, but it’s not the first time something like this has happened in the history of space travel.
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