A long trip to space is about to get even longer. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally supposed to spend only about a week aboard the International Space Station, but due to issues with their spaceship, have remained stuck for months. Originally slated to return in February, the two astronauts are now going to remain onboard on the ISS until “no earlier” than late March 2025, according to a recent report.
Williams and Wilmore blasted off in June for a trip that was supposed to end eight days after they landed. When Boeing’s starliner capsule began experiencing technical problems, however, NASA sent it back empty in September so it could be repaired. The deadline has been pushed back to late March to permit more time for “complete processing” of the new SpaceX spacecraft that will be used to retrieve the stranded Americans.
