SPACE STATIONARY
Daily Mirror UK|June 24, 2024
Astronauts stranded as NASA engineers try to fix spacecraft
LUCY THORNTON
SPACE STATIONARY

TWO astronauts are stuck in space after engineers delayed their return for a second time.

Veteran duo Barry "Butch" Wilmore, 62 and Suni Williams, 58, shot to orbit on Boeing's Starliner earlier this month.

They were initially due to return to Earth on June 13, after spending a week at the International Space Station.

But now they will fly home no sooner than.

Wednesday week as engineers want more time to fix numerous issues with the Starliner craft.

This story is from the June 24, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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