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A view of a SpaceX rocket seen throughout the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., July 22, 2024.
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SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the 2 astronauts caught on the Worldwide House Station on Saturday, sending a downsized crew to convey them dwelling, however not till subsequent yr.
NASA in the end determined that Boeing’s Starliner was too dangerous after a collection of thruster issues and helium leaks marred the journey to the orbiting advanced. The area company eliminated two astronauts from this SpaceX launch to make room for Wilmore and Williams on the return journey.
Williams has now been promoted to commander of the area station, which can quickly return to its regular inhabitants of seven. As soon as The Hague and Gorbunov arrive this weekend, 4 astronauts who’ve lived there since March can go away in their very own SpaceX capsule. Their homecoming was delayed for a month resulting from Starliner’s unrest.
Haag famous earlier than the flight that change is the one fixed in human spaceflight.