With Boeing's troubled spaceship deemed too risky to bring its crew home from space,????? ????? ?????? NASA has bumped the two female astronauts set for the next International Space Station rotation to free up seats.
Zena Cardman, who would have been the SpaceX Crew-9 commander, and Stephanie Wilson were cut from the upcoming crew. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who would have served as pilot, will shift into the commander role, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will accompany him as mission specialist.
The decision to reduce the SpaceX Dragon crew from four astronauts to two leaves a pair of seats empty for Boeing Starliner's crew, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, on the return trip. They will ride home with Hague and Gorbunov at the end of the scheduled rotation in February 2025.
Only NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will fly in the SpaceX Crew-9 capsule to the International Space Station this September. Credit: SpaceX This summer, veteran astronauts Wilmore and Williams have remained in limbo 250 miles above Earth, as NASA leadership and Boeing mission managers discussed whether Starliner was safe to bring them home. During the test flight in June, the crew discovered perplexing propulsion issues on Starliner.
What should have been an eight-day stint in space for them will now stretch for eight months.
NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba said choosing who would stay and who would go on the SpaceX Dragon flight was a tough decision. He had to balance selecting one NASA astronaut with experience to command the flight with preserving a spot for a Roscosmos cosmonaut in order to maintain an integrated crew.
"Zena and Stephanie will continue to assist their crewmates ahead of launch," Acaba said in a statement. "They exemplify what it means to be a professional astronaut."
The original SpaceX Crew-9, from left: NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Zena Cardman. Credit: NASA / Bill Stafford / Robert Markowitz Getting Starliner through the testing phase has been a relentless battle for Boeing, though its representatives have not always been forthcomingon why the program has suffered so many setbacks. A string of issues has spanned a decade.
After the Space Shuttle retired in 2011, NASA hitched all of its rides on Russian rockets to the space station, costing the United States tens of millions of dollars per ride. Some considered it a national embarrassment.
NASA hired Boeing and SpaceX to build commercial spaceships to carry astronauts to and from the station in 2014. While SpaceX's capsule went into service four years ago, Boeing's Starliner has yet to obtain certification for regular flight operations. NASA never intended to have all its eggs in Elon Musk's basket and says Starliner is still crucial to have as a backup.
Starliner attached to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA So long as the weather conditions are good, Starliner will undockfrom the space station without any passengers on Sept. 6 and will attempt a robotic landing about six hours later, just before midnight on Sept. 7, in a New Mexico desert. The SpaceX Crew-9 capsule bringing up Hague and Gorbunov is expected to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, no earlier than Sept. 24.
NASA said Cardman and Wilson will be eligible for reassignment to future expeditions.
Heritage Source Open House This Saturday
Elon Musk has revealed the size of his tax bill for 2021
The best on
Mercedes' first electric AMG is a show
Samurai Film Series at the Aero
TikTok account shares WIC
Beloved star Betty White dies at 99
Elon Musk has revealed the size of his tax bill for 2021
Heritage Source Open House This Saturday
How to schedule emails in Gmail
Riverside Art Museum Exhibit Delves into EO 9066
Tesla to stop allowing drivers to play videogames while driving
The best 4K streaming devices of 2021
Elon Musk has revealed the size of his tax bill for 2021
Great Leap to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Amazon Alexa told a child to plug a charger into an electrical outlet
2021 holiday cards can tell us how people feel about COVID
Virtual watch parties could make a comeback in 2022
Bonsai Tool Sharpening Demonstration
The best livestreaming products of the year
Get a $30 credit when you spend $100 on pet supplies at AmazonNYT mini crossword answers for February 27, 2025Stuff Your Kindle Day: How to get free cozy fantasy books on Feb. 28Best Amazon deals of the day: 65What's new to streaming this week? (Feb. 27, 2025)5 reasons the iPhone 16e is worth the upgradeNYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for February 28: Tips to solve Connections #158Trump's nominee for NASA administrator is really into the moonSave $250 on Shark's 3Stuff Your Kindle Day: How to get free books on Feb. 28 Echo Buds deal: Echo Buds 20% off at Amazon Best Echo Pop deal: Save 32% on Valentine's Day bundle Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones' reveals real Apple is working on a foldable clamshell iPhone, report says Best Buy Drop of the day: Move quickly and snag the Shark FlexStyle for $249.99 Super Bowl 2024 performers: Who is singing the anthems? Google Bard is now Google Gemini Chiefs vs 49ers livestream: How to watch the big game for free Best Xbox deal: Get a $10 e The 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' cast have seen your fan edits
0.1586s , 9927.7578125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【????? ????? ??????】In Starliner fallout, 2 women lose their ride to space,Global Hot Topic Analysis
