SpaceXthe American aerospace manufacturing and space transportation services company de Elon Musk, prepares for a mission: to rescue the stranded astronauts.
Astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, Sunita Williams y Butch Wilmore, are found stranded in space since June 6, 2024 due to mechanical failures on the ship.
The astronauts traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) in order to fulfill a mission that would only last 8 days, but due to mishaps, they were left stranded in space.
Although the return of astronauts to Earth was in charge of NASA together with Boeing, it was now determined that it will be SpaceX de Elon Musk the company that take charge of the rescue.
SpaceX prepares rescue mission to bring back astronauts stranded in space
More than two months after astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the International Space Station, it has been announced that their return to Earth will not be soon.
And it is that although the NASA appointed SpaceX so that your Dragon capsule to bring back stranded astronauts, it is rescue will be possible until February 2025.
The Starliner capsule will return to Earth, although without a crew, since due to its failures, the NASA stopped trusting Boeing and preferred to opt for a rescue that guarantees the safety of the astronauts, with SpaceX.
So that the Astronauts will remain at the International Space Station for six more monthswhich does not represent a risk for them.
What happens to astronauts stranded in space? (NASA)
This is what SpaceX’s space mission to rescue stranded astronauts will look like
Due to the boom it has had SpaceX de Elon Musk In terms of space missions, NASA selected the American company to handle the rescue of stranded astronauts.
To do this, SpaceX will send its two-person Dragon capsule to the International Space Station at the end of September to complete the crew with Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
So, Dragon of SpaceX will return with its four crew members, including the two stranded astronautsin February 2025.
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2024-08-31 12:41:31