NASA announces Boeing Starliner astronauts to return to Earth on Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
Due to the high risk of thruster failure on the Boeing Starliner, NASA cannot risk the astronauts using the Starliner for the return trip to earth.
The astronauts will now need to wait until February or March to return,
Boeing was paid $4.2 billion and has failed on two different test flights to achieve mission objectives.
SpaceX was paid $2.6 billion for Dragon Crew and reached space in 2020 and has delivered numerous missions with cargo and 49 astronauts to the Space Station.
The astronauts were suppose to stay on the Space Station for 8 days.
Because of the failure of Boeing’s Starliner. The astronauts will end up having stayed 8 months before returning.
8 days turns into 8 months.
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