Watch reside as two astronauts who had been caught in area for greater than 9 months return to Earth.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off to the ISS on 5 June, and had been meant to be up there for simply eight days.
They had 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 area.
But by the point they docked on the ISS, the Starliner had suffered main issues – with 5 helium leaks, 5 lifeless manoeuvring thrusters and a propellant valve that failed to shut fully.
It returned to Earth with out them, after it was determined the astronauts could be safer ready in orbit.
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