Splashdown! Astronauts again on Earth after months unexpectedly caught in house

Watch stay as two astronauts who have been caught in house for greater than 9 months return to Earth.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off to the ISS on 5 June, and have been meant to be up there for simply eight days.

They have been testing out Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner, a ship designed to rival SpaceX’s Crew Dragon that’s presently used to ferry astronauts into house.

But by the point they docked on the ISS, the Starliner had suffered main issues – with 5 helium leaks, 5 useless manoeuvring thrusters and a propellant valve that failed to shut fully.

It returned to Earth with out them, after it was determined the astronauts can be safer ready in orbit.

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