The astronauts ‘stuck’ in space – podcast
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Why are Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore staying onboard the International Space Station much longer than planned? Richard Luscombe reports
When Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore set off in early June on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), they thought they'd be away for a week. But two months on, after issues with faulty thrusters, it's still not clear when they'll be able to return.
There are few people on earth who can say they have ever had their space mission delayed, but the former astronaut Mike Massimino is one of them.
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