NASA has extended astronaut Sunita Williams‘ mission aboard the ISS until February 2025 due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule.
The decision ensures astronaut safety as SpaceX Dragon will be used for their return.
NASA has decided to extend the mission of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until February 2025, after technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule made a safe return to Earth too risky. The astronauts, who initially expected to stay in orbit for just over a week, will now remain on the ISS for a total of eight months before returning on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.