In this still image taken from a Nasa TV broadcast, American astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Suni Williams are holding a news conference from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept 13, 2024. Wilmore and Williams, who arrived at the ISS on June 6, 2024, aboard Boeing's 'Starliner', will return home with rival SpaceX in February 2025. — AFP/Nasa
As of Sept 26, 2024, two American astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after concerns arose that the Boeing Starliner spacecraft normally used to return crew back to Earth was unsafe.
Now those astronauts are stuck until February 2025, when they are scheduled to return on a SpaceX vehicle (yes, Elon Musk rides again). In the meantime they’re living with seven other astronauts on the space station; a recent BBC article delved into what life is like on a space station – in short, it’s harrowing!
