Delay in return of Sunita Williams stuck on International Space Station to Earth

The return to Earth of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, who had been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for the final a number of months, has been postponed until March subsequent yr. In June this yr, each these astronauts reached ISS by way of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.

American area company NASA has stated that their return has been postponed due to the delay in SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission. The cause for this delay is the continued work on the brand new Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Crew-10 mission will probably be accompanied by NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. This mission will probably be launched on the finish of March by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

The mission length of Indian-origin Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore was 10 days, however due to technical issues in the Starliner spacecraft, they’ve been stuck on the ISS for nearly 9 months. A number of months in the past, the command of ISS was handed over to Williams by Russian astronaut Oleg Kononenko. As commander of the ISS, Williams is overseeing a range of operations and analysis.

Recently, Williams shared his views on the delay in returning to Earth in a video press convention. He described ISS as a ‘completely satisfied place’. Williams stated that due to his earlier expertise, the adjustment to life in area has not been troublesome. Regarding this, Wilmore had stated that there was no consensus relating to his return on the Starliner. His keep has been prolonged due to some technical issues not being resolved. Wilmore acknowledged that his present scenario is for the higher due to security issues with the Starliner. However, Williams admitted that there’s some stress due to her prolonged keep on the ISS however she is focusing on the mission. Earlier, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had stated that such challenges being confronted by NASA will probably be an essential lesson for the nation’s Gaganyaan mission. ISRO chief, S Somanath had stated that there’s an essential lesson for the Gaganyaan mission.