NASA's astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, are set to return from the ISS on March 16, three days earlier than initially planned. Their extended stay of over nine months stemmed from delays caused by technical difficulties with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. They will return aboard a SpaceX vehicle, waiting for a new crew to arrive on March 12 for a brief two-day handover period. This adjustment aims to manage food supplies and weather-related undocking opportunities, marking an emotional conclusion to their long absence from home.
This time, NASA has decided to shorten the handover period to just two days to conserve food on board the ISS and open up more undocking opportunities.
NASA officials announced the pair are due back from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 16, about three days earlier than expected.
The news of their hastened homecoming was probably well-received by Williams and Wilmore's families, who have spent the last 278 days without their loved ones.
When the pair launched aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 5, they were only supposed to spend eight days on the ISS.
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