NASA swaps SpaceX capsules to allow earlier return of Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore | Technology News
In an effort to bring back stranded Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA swapped the astronaut capsule it intends to use for an upcoming flight to the International Space Station which could mean an earlier return for the two astronauts by a few days. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two NASA astronauts who went into space on June 5 last year aboard Boeing’s Starliner’s debut piloted flight, have been stranded in space for over eight months however they went for a presumed eight-to-10-day mission. In an update about bringing Williams and Wilmore back, NASA informed that mission management teams have opted to use a previously flown SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for its Crew-10 mission to the space station. NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from @Space_Station.#Crew10 launch now is targeted for March 12, pending mission readiness and completion of flight readiness: https://t.co/MhBNJCL80F pic.twitter.com/ZZs9NltVI5 — NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) February 11, 2025 Earlier, a new SpaceX capsule was scheduled to …
