As of today, they have been circling the earth for 52 days. Just before liftoff, NASA unloaded luggage that contained some personal items, like their changes of clothing, because the space agency needed the space for a new pump to help recycle liquid waste into drinkable water.
To be clear, Astronauts Williams and Wilmore are not stranded. They are in residence aboard the ISS, with other astronauts and cosmonauts. If the Starliner can't return to Earth, the astronauts may have to come back in a SpaceX Dragon capsule... another embarrassment for Boeing.
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