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The two US astronauts stuck on the ISS were meant to return home onboard a Boeing Starliner – but Nasa decided to move them on to a SpaceX-crewed flight instead due to “too much uncertainty” about the Starliner, which had problems after the capsule sprang small leaks and some of its thrusters failed.
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Williams and Wilmore, two veteran astronauts, arrived at the ISS on 6 June as part of a crucial test by Starliner before it could receive Nasa approval for routine flights. However, their planned eight-day mission turned into a months-long stay after technical issues emerged, including reaction-control thrusters that failed during Starliner’s first docking attempt.
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Four of the spacecraft’s five failed thrusters later reactivated in orbit, the Associated Press reported, adding that the thrusters are crucial for the spacecraft to back away from the ISS after undocking and for maintaining the capsule in proper position for the deorbit.
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On 2 August, Boeing said in a blog post that it had conducted “extensive testing of its propulsion system in space and on the ground”.
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The embattled manufacturer, which has struggled to compete with SpaceX and has taken in $1.6bn in losses on the Starliner program, added: “The testing has confirmed 27 of 28 RCS [reaction control system] The thruster is healthy and returns to full operational functionality. The Starliner propulsion system also maintains redundancy and the helium levels remain stable. ”
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Explaining the decision to uncrowd Starliner in September; Steve Stitchthe program manager for NASA's commercial crew program, said: “The end result of bringing the starliner back was… there was too much uncertainty in the prediction of the thruster.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of two US astronauts – stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station – returning to Earth today.
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Nasa said it expects the astronauts to splash down off the Florida coast at approximately 5.57pm ET Tuesday (21.57 GMT). Favourable weather meant their expected re-entry was moved forward from Wednesday.
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Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are heading home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early on Sunday.
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The stranded duo have been on the ISS since June, after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed voyage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth.
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On Sunday, Nasa said: “The updated return target continues to allow the space station crew members time to complete handover duties while providing operational flexibility ahead of less favorable weather conditions expected for later in the week.”
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Nasa astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are also returning on the Dragon capsule, which undocked from the space station at 1.05am ET on Monday.
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The final stages of their journey will be broadcast live on the new Nasa+ streaming service. And we will have a live feed at the top of this live blog.
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Important Events
We are truly given all the details of the astronaut's return to Earth.
We've been listening to “the tablet is fixed, the restraint is tight and the visor” recently in our live feed. This means “according to their instructions, Crew 9 will clean up everything it takes to begin re-entry and tighten the safety harness.
followed by Live Narration of Missionand wonder who is providing the screen?
On the left is Kate Tice, Senior Manager of Quality Systems Engineering at SpaceX.
On the right is NASA spokesman Sandra Jones.
Deorbit Burn is on fire, says NASA
Deorbit Burn is perfect, says NASA.
The tone of NASA's live coverage today is truly impressive. It is narrated to sound very similar to comments on movements in sports games, and provides complete detailed information on the various “stats” of the four astronauts.
That space athlete commentary is mixed with a lot of highly technical information about what's going on at every stage of this return.
Compared to what's happening else in the news, this is a theater at a fairly high level of government capabilities.
If you are following NASA Live Feedyou've heard a lot about the major events expected in the next hour. One is “Deorbit Burn“We were expecting it around 5:11 EST. This is expected to “help set up the dragon to jump up to the Gulf Coast.”
Helen Sullivan
Gravity may seem like drag, but long periods of time without grounding can cause havoc in the body.
Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams I've spent over nine months in space. And while it's not the time humans spent extraterrestrially (Russian astronaut Valeri Polikov spent 437 consecutive days on the Mir space station), most long space missions can cost up to six months.
So, what happens when the human body and mind return to Earth? My colleague Helen Sullivan From gravity to “substantive effects,” that's exactly what I saw.
Richard Lascom
Extended stays at the astronauts on the ISS have become an opportunity for some political mischief. Elon MuskSpaceX founders and Donald Trump Accorite have argued without evidence that they were “abandoned” in space by the Biden administration.
Trump attempted to carry Williams and Wilmore alternatives, depicting last week's long-term, routine, routine crew rotation flight as a special rescue mission ordered by the White House.
Wilmore told space reporters earlier this month that he believed in mask claims. Joe Biden Last year, he rejected the offer to take them home “absolutely factually,” saying, “We have no information on what was offered, what was not offered, who was offered, who was offered, how the process went.”
Still in February He told CNN: “We don't feel abandoned, we're not stuck, we're not stuck. Why others might think of it… If you help us change rhetoric, let us help us change the story and turn it into “preparation and commit”, that's what we like. ”
Musk was then caught up in a public dispute between Danish astronauts and a space station veteran. Andreas Morgensenaccusing him of lying, pointing out that Williams and Wilmore's return on Tuesday and that it was scheduled for September with his colleagues in September.
In response, Musk posted on his X platform that Morgensen is “completely behind,” drawing deeper into conflict with retired astronauts, ISS veterans and brothers. Scott and Mark Kellydefended his European colleagues.
Bad blood is calling Mark Kelly, a Democrat Senator from Arizona, to Ukraine, a “traitor” who encouraged US troops and humanitarian support for the country in the war with Russia. Politicians then retorted that Musk was “not a serious man.”
Two US astronauts are stuck after a Boeing Star Liner problem
Richard Lascom
Two US astronauts trapped in the ISS were meant to go home to the Boeing Starliner, but NASA decided to go to the SpaceX wheel flight instead because there was “too much uncertainty” about the starliner that was problematic after a small leak in the capsule and some of its thrusters failed.
Two veteran astronauts Williams and Wilmore arrived at the ISS on June 6 before receiving NASA approval for their daily flights as part of a critical test by Starliner. However, their planned eight-day mission turned into a months-long stay after technical issues occurred, including a response-controlled thruster that failed in Starliner's first docking attempt.
Four of the spacecraft's five failed thrusters were later re-activated in orbit, Associated Press It has been reportedadded that the thruster is important to leave the ISS after the spacecraft has been released and keep the capsule in the proper position on Deorbit.
August 2nd, Boeing I said The blog post conducted “Extensive testing of propulsion systems in space and in the ground.”
The military, which has struggled to compete with SpaceX and has received a $1.6 billion loss in the Starliner program, added: [reaction control system] The thruster is healthy and returns to full operational functionality. The Starliner propulsion system also maintains redundancy and the helium levels remain stable. ”
Explaining the decision to uncrowd Starliner in September; Steve Stitchthe program manager for NASA's commercial crew program, said: “The end result of bringing the starliner back was… there was too much uncertainty in the prediction of the thruster.
When Williams, Wilmore, The Hague and Golbunov left the ISS, they were replaced by new crews, their arrival led to an emotional scene on Sunday.
SpaceX Capsule delivered four astronauts on a NASA crew SWAP mission, allowing Williams and Wilmore to return to Japan in nine months from their perspective. Williams said it was a great day and “it's great to see our friends arrive.”
In the live video, NASA astronauts and team commanders Anne McLain “Hello, everyone on Earth. Crew 10 had an incredible trip here for about 28 hours to get back to the space station.
She said:
McClain's team was welcomed by a seven-person crew including veteran astronauts who remained at the station after Boeing's Starliner Capsule issues, retired Navy test pilots Wilmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, Willmore and Williams, and NASA back into the sky.
NASA astronauts were expected to fly just before 6pm in Florida
Hello, welcome to live coverage of two US astronauts – stuck on the International Space Station for over 9 months – and we're back to Earth today.
NASA said it expects the astronauts to fly off Florida's coast at around 5.57pm on Tuesday (21.57 GMT). The positive weather meant that the expected re-entry had progressed from Wednesday.
Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams He's back home with another American astronaut and a Russian astronaut on aboard a Dragoncraft from SpaceX crew who arrived at the ISS early Sunday.
The stuck duo has been inducted into the ISS since June after Boeing's Starliner spaceship.
On Sunday, NASA said: “The updated return target continues to allow space station crew members to provide operational flexibility ahead of the weather conditions expected later in the week to complete the time for handover.”
NASA Astronaut Nick Haag Los Cosmos Astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov It also returned to the unblocked Dragon Capsule from the space station at 1:05am on Monday.
That's the final stage of their journey Live broadcast on the new NASA+ Streaming service. And at the top of this live blog is the live feed.
