Austronauts Could Be In Space For Eight Months – NASA

Nasa has given an update on two American astronauts, Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore who launched into space on 5 June for a mission expected to last eight days and have been in space for more than two months.

While addressing newsmen, Nasa revealed that the spacecraft that took the austronauts there – Boeing’s Starliner – has faced technical issues which has halted their return to Earth.

The officials further added that the duo could be in orbit for eight months if they can’t return on the Starliner.

“In my office, right now I can watch them working on the ISS,” Joseph Acaba, Chief of the Astronaut office said during the press conference, adding that they have been fully integrated into the station’s crew.

“But we are human,” the official said. “And this is hard on crew members and their families, and we take that into account. But again, as professional astronauts, they are prepared for this. They are doing great.”

According to Joel Montalbano, Nasa’s deputy associate administrator, a supply vehicle will dock with the International Space Station (ISS) this Saturday, stating that there are no issues with supplies with the extra astronauts at the space station