Astronauts trapped in space could be stranded until 2025 due to problems with Boeing, NASA

Two astronauts stranded in space for more than 60 days may have to continue orbiting Earth until early 2025… because their Boeing spacecraft appears unable to bring them home.

NASA now says Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams It may be necessary to rescue it from the International Space Station by a spacecraft from a rival company… Elon Muskfrom SpaceX.

The couple took a Boeing Starline spacecraft to the ISS in June, but the maiden voyage It was a disaster… with helium leaks and thruster failures that prevented them from bringing the spacecraft home.

Butch and Suni were only supposed to be on the ISS for a week… but it’s looking increasingly likely that they’ll remain there until sometime next year.

NASA says astronauts might have to return on the SpaceX Dragon Crew-9 mission — the spacecraft won’t launch until September and might not bring Butch and Suni home until February.

This new plan is still undecided… there are a lot of parties involved here, and a Boeing crew returning on a SpaceX mission would be a huge embarrassment for Boeing.

For now, Butch and Suni remain on the ISS… helping other astronauts with their tasks.