{"id":657216,"date":"2025-03-15T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crew-launch-to-iss-paves-way-for-stranded-astronauts-return\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T15:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T12:00:32","slug":"crew-launch-to-iss-paves-way-for-stranded-astronauts-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crew-launch-to-iss-paves-way-for-stranded-astronauts-return\/","title":{"rendered":"#Crew launch to ISS paves way for &#8216;stranded&#8217; astronauts&#8217; return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e8b7f1deb6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e8b7f1deb6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crew-launch-to-iss-paves-way-for-stranded-astronauts-return\/#%E2%80%98Maybe_they_love_each_other\" >&#8216;Maybe they love each other&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/this-screengrab-image.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/this-screengrab-image.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"This screengrab image from NASA's live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the International Space Station.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/this-screengrab-image.jpg\" alt=\"This screengrab image from NASA's live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the International Space Station\" title=\"This screengrab image from NASA's live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the International Space Station.\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                This screengrab image from NASA&#8217;s live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the International Space Station.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not long to go now: After more than nine months on the International Space Station, two astronauts are a step closer to returning home following the launch of a crew swap mission on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon fixed to its top blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03 pm (2303 GMT), carrying a four-member team bound for the orbital outpost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We celebrate the countless individuals all over the world that have made this journey possible,&#8221; said astronaut Nichole Ayers, the designated pilot of the Crew-10 mission, just before launch.<\/p>\n<p>But the real focus is what their arrival enables: the long-overdue departure from the ISS of NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The two former US Navy pilots have been stuck aboard the orbital lab since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed voyage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Starliner returned empty, without experiencing further major issues\u2014and what was meant to have been a days-long round<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> for Wilmore and Williams has now stretched past nine months.<\/p>\n<p>That is significantly longer than the standard ISS rotation for astronauts of roughly six months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nasa-duo-butch-wilmore-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/nasa-duo-butch-wilmore-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck aboard the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed flight developed propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nasa-duo-butch-wilmore-1.jpg\" alt=\"NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck aboard the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed flight developed propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back\" title=\"NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck aboard the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed flight developed propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck aboard the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed flight developed propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But it is much shorter than the US space record of 371 days set by NASA astronaut Frank Rubio aboard the ISS in 2023, or the world record held by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, who spent 437 continuous days aboard the Mir space station.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the unexpected nature of their prolonged stay away from their families\u2014they had to receive additional clothing and personal care items because they hadn&#8217;t packed enough\u2014has garnered interest and sympathy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Maybe_they_love_each_other\"><\/span>&#8216;Maybe they love each other&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What began as a technical failure has also spiraled into a political flashpoint, as President Donald Trump and his close advisor, Elon Musk\u2014who leads SpaceX\u2014have repeatedly suggested that former president Joe Biden &#8220;abandoned&#8221; the pair intentionally and rejected a plan to bring them back sooner.<\/p>\n<p>That accusation caused uproar in the space community, especially since Musk did not provide any specifics.<\/p>\n<p>The plan for the duo&#8217;s return has been unchanged ever since they were reassigned to SpaceX&#8217;s Crew-9, which arrived in September aboard another Dragon carrying only two crew members\u2014instead of the usual four\u2014to make room for Wilmore and Williams.<\/p>\n<p>When Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen pointed this out on X, Musk lashed out at him, using a slur for mentally disabled people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/the-arrival-of-the-cre-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/the-arrival-of-the-cre-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The arrival of the Crew-10 mission will allow Wilmore and Williams to depart the ISS.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/the-arrival-of-the-cre-1.jpg\" alt=\"The arrival of the Crew-10 mission will allow Wilmore and Williams to depart the ISS\" title=\"The arrival of the Crew-10 mission will allow Wilmore and Williams to depart the ISS.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The arrival of the Crew-10 mission will allow Wilmore and Williams to depart the ISS.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some retired astronauts rushed to Mogensen&#8217;s defense\u2014while Wilmore <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to back Musk, saying his comments must have been &#8220;factual,&#8221; though he admitted he was not privy to any details.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, has drawn attention for his bizarre remarks about the situation, referring to Williams, a decorated former naval captain, as &#8220;the woman with the wild hair&#8221; and speculating about the personal dynamic between the two.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve been left up there\u2014I hope they like each other, maybe they love each other, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; he said during a recent White House press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads w-100 my-4 article-main__more bg-light p-3 border\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-3\">\n        Discover the latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, tech, and space with over <strong>100,000 subscribers<\/strong> who rely on Phys.org for daily insights.<br \/>\n        Sign up for our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencex.com\/help\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">free newsletter<\/a> and get updates on breakthroughs,<br \/>\n        innovations, and research that matter\u2014<strong>daily or weekly<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only after the Crew-10 spaceship docks\u2014scheduled for 11:30 pm Saturday\u2014can the Crew-9 team begin preparing for departure and their ocean splashdown off the Florida coast, no sooner than March 19.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Wilmore and Williams, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will also be aboard the returning Dragon capsule.<\/p>\n<p>Space remains an area of cooperation between the United States and Russia despite the Ukraine conflict, with cosmonauts traveling to the ISS aboard SpaceX Crew Dragons and astronauts doing the same via Soyuz capsules launched from Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>The Crew-10 team consists of NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan&#8217;s Takuya Onishi, and Russia&#8217;s Kirill Peskov. 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