Two NASA astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, are currently stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) with no set return date due to mechanical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Originally scheduled to return on June 14, their mission has been delayed multiple times due to problems such as helium system leaks and thruster performance issues observed during the spacecraft’s rendezvous and docking.
The article (and a hundred others like it) doesn’t explain the why. NASA and Boeing are reviewing what occurred during launch to the propulsion system, because that module burns up upon reentry. So this is really their only chance to examine the problem, and figure out how to prevent failures going forward. This isn’t an issue with returning the astronauts, it’s troubleshooting what went wrong during the launch because this is their only chance to figure it out
Thank you. I’m so sick of these BS “stranded, stuck” headlines.