Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ on Nostr: That's just a poor choice of wording by the article author at Business Insider. The ...
That's just a poor choice of wording by the article author at Business Insider.
The two astronaut test pilots on the Starliner Crew Test Flight are not stranded. They knew this mission could be extended days, weeks or up to 6 months even if everything went perfectly. They've been training years to fly this mission. Astronauts usually enjoy extra days in space. While there, they're contributing to work on a long list of tasks that ISS & on-board experiments need done every day.
The two astronaut test pilots on the Starliner Crew Test Flight are not stranded. They knew this mission could be extended days, weeks or up to 6 months even if everything went perfectly. They've been training years to fly this mission. Astronauts usually enjoy extra days in space. While there, they're contributing to work on a long list of tasks that ISS & on-board experiments need done every day.