Space to Ground: Mission Update: Aug. 30, 2024

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[mt-qcqh]

These astronauts are professionals. They not only accept the challenges of space flight, they enjoy it. Their families are also special and have grown to accept their ambitions that have extended through being test pilots (perhaps even more dangerous than space flight) and their extensive participation in the design and development of human space flight.
I admire their dedication and achievements. As far as "being stranded"? It's like being stuck at a exclusive resort, expense free, because of a delayed return flight. Not bad....

[ronwatkins]

Do they get paid overtime for the extended stay?

[colinpiper]

Hi, Wishing the two Astronauts a safe return to earth next February.
Cheers, Colin

[yeh_desh_hai_humara]

Thanks for this update. Praying for Butch and Williams

[tomfrazier]

Thank God they made it there lighting a candle that was the right decision to bring back starliner with no astronauts

[ginastone]

Well done to Kim

Well done for ensuring safety as priority

Lovely to hear

[elizeleroux]

they already looking frail, but i hope the best for her and Butch

[hairybear]

Astronauts can propel themselves with almost weightless ease in the orbiting space station. Are they prone to body/head injuries from collision with the multitude of installed equipment on board?

[tomfrazier]

There will be starliner parts scattered from California to New Mexico I want to know how much NASA will pay to get parts from the starliner when it burns up in the atmosphere and lands on the Earth

[ansunil]

why suni williams, her name is sunitha . you can say williams but not sunitha .

[M_]

Many they did Johnny so dirty. After all that work he gets shoved on a Soyuz. At least let the man fly a Dragon!

[senthilpandian]

its sunitha williams pronounced as (soonitha) williams...

[ManaBDew]

😂🎉❤ Home 🏠 is still here Godspeed sincerely team earth 🌎

[Tectonic-Shifts]

should have taken ISRO Help..anyways..

[mr.pizzamarlon]

Mankind is not ready for space exploration. Period. Can't even rescue two astronauts stuck in our own orbit. Going to Mars is a suicide mission. For arguments sake, you get there and then what? You going go celebrate with family and friends at a local Tikki bar? Oh wait... You left your actual home—Earth, to go live on a lifeless rock with no oxygen, plant life, or water. Jail is an actual paradise compared to traveling to Mars and living each day as if it's your last.

[RameshChandra-dmbo]

Khane pine ka badobas NASA kao karna chaheye Oxygen kao bhejana he support karao

[PAS_]

“Until next year… So what does this mean for the astronauts?” 1 - no Thanksgiving, no Christmas. 2 - if Starliner can return “uncrewed”, then that means Starliner never NEEDS a crew. So then why do this? Give the space frontier back to the Russians. –smh

[tomfrazier]

The FFA needs to ban NASA for any launches till they explain why in a reasonable explanation. I guess it's because they're a government agency and they don't need any explanations on failure

[Mel_Gerrard]

Well if there's one thing this whole drama taught us, it's that the US never landed on the moon.