NASA astronauts are not "stuck" in space
We previously reported that Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore ecuador phone number library cannot return to Earth due to problems with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that arose not yet on Earth. Despite the helium leak, it was decided not to cancel the flight. When approaching the ISS, the situation on the ship worsened - some engines failed, and the leak became even more intense. Therefore, the mission, which was supposed to last only 8 days, will be delayed for more than half a year.
However, NASA claims that technically the astronauts are not stuck in space. The thing is that they assumed that there might be problems with the Starliner ship, and they would have to stay on the ISS. Therefore, the continuation of the mission can be called conditionally planned. But, be that as it may, some scientists believe that the current situation is a great stress for the astronauts, so time will slow down for them. But other astronauts believe that Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, on the contrary, were lucky.
As Chris Hadfield says, “astronauts consider themselves ‘stuck’ on Earth, so this is a huge gift.” According to him, being in space is the purpose of their profession. So it’s entirely possible that they’re not at all upset about what happened.
