NASA Astronauts Depart Space Station After Nine Months in Orbit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/nasa-astronauts-depart-space-station-after-nine-months-in-orbit

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zeristor• 1 year ago

I remember a previous astronaut for Starliner left the programme since he wanted to ensure he could be at his daughter’s wedding.

Touching and prescient.

Chris Ferguson

https://www.mother.ly/life/astronaut-father-chooses-daughter...

bilekas2• 1 year ago

The article is so small relative to how huge this news actually is.. They were only supposed to be there no more than 10 days.. 9 months they were stranded.

It's wild how nobody seems to be outraged by that.

deadlydose• 1 year ago

They were never stranded, that's why anyone with half a brain isn't outraged.

Or maybe the astronauts, who themselves stated they weren't stranded, are big fat liars. Personally, I'll take them at their word.

bilekas2• 1 year ago

Okay stranded might be the wrong phrase but not being able to get home for 9 months doesn’t seem like the right outcome for a 10 day itinerary to me. I’m glad everything is working out the end though.

kittikitti• 1 year ago

Anyone with half a brain would know just how dangerous this situation was, but you're just projecting.

outer_web2• 1 year ago

Of all the things to be outraged about you choose two astronauts spending more time in space out an abundance of caution for the safety of their return flight?

Empathy, sure. Outrage? Lol.

MathMonkeyMan2• 1 year ago

Gravity is going to be rough.

thegrim33• 1 year ago

The average visitor stays at the ISS for somewhere around 6 months, so it's not like these two were up there for an order of magnitude longer than normal or anything; would expect it's pretty much the same experience coming back that most of the 6 month stay people have.

MathMonkeyMan2• 1 year ago

Ah, true. I was thinking of Frank Rubio at 371 days. Still +50% might be enough to put the sting in acclimatization.

workfromspace• 1 year ago

https://archive.is/aH2Yf

outer_web2• 1 year ago

A three-hour tour.

autoexec• 1 year ago

It'll be good to see them returned. The whole thing has been a total embarrassment for Boeing, NASA, and America.

NASA Astronauts Depart Space Station After Nine Months in Orbit

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