Four astronauts stranded in space have returned to Earth… What is the reason for the delay in Sunita Williams returning home?…

After spending about 8 months on the space station, 4 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday.

Due to a malfunction in Boeing’s capsule and Hurricane Milton, he had to spend more time in space. They returned in a SpaceX capsule after leaving the International Space Station in mid-week.

These astronauts landed in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida with the help of parachute. These 3 American and 1 Russian astronauts were to return to Earth only two months ago.

But their return was delayed due to problems with Boeing’s new Starliner space capsule.

The Starliner space capsule returned empty due to safety concerns. After this, their return was delayed by 2 weeks due to bad sea conditions and strong winds caused by Hurricane Milton.

SpaceX sent NASA’s Matthew Dominic, Michael Barrett and Jeanette Epps and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin into space in March.

Barrett praised the aid team in his country, saying, ‘The team worked with us to re-plan, re-equip and do everything again. Helped us deal with all these challenges.

How long will Sunita Williams have to wait?

The missions of Starline’s two astronauts, Indian-origin Sunita Williams and test pilot Butch Wilmore, who went in their place, were delayed.

This mission has now increased from 8 days to 8 months. More than 100 days have passed since then and they are in space.

NASA has planned to return them, for this help will be taken from SpaceX’s Dragon Crew. In such a situation, Williams and Wilmore will have to wait longer.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will not be repatriated before SpaceX’s Dragon Crew-9 flight (February, 2025).

Let us tell you that SpaceX had sent two more astronauts 4 weeks ago. All of them will remain there till February.

After several months of being overcrowded, the space station is now at its normal capacity of seven crew members. These include four American and three Russian astronauts.