The launch of NASA and Spacex a missile to bring astronauts besieged in space
On Friday, March 14th, NASA and Spacex will release the release of a qualified missile that brings American astronauts Boch Wilmor and Sony Williams, who were at the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months.
Space pioneers have been in orbit since June last year, when they presented the inhabited opening trip at Boeing’s Starliner. They expected to stay in space for about a week, but many problems that were discovered during the trip, including helium leakage and the failure of the payment system, NASA has considered Starliner very risky to restore astronauts.
The launch, which was initially scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, was postponed due to a problem at the last minute with missile soil systems. Now, it is scheduled to take off 8:03 pm (Brazilia time) On Friday, March 14, the Crew-10 mission of SpaceX will take four astronauts to ISS. It is scheduled to associate on Saturday night, March 15th, to 00H30 (Brazilia Time).
Crew-10 will allow the station to return Wilmur and Williams, and two veteran astronauts in NASA and US Navy. In June 2024, Willmore and Williams were the first human being to test the spacecraft Starline From Boeing in ISS. However, problems with the payment system Starline During the flight, they delayed the establishment of astronauts at the station, which led to the current plan to return them to a Spacex capsule.
“We were ready to stay for a long time, although we planned to stay for a short time,” Wilmur said. He added, “This is what is going on around the human space aviation program: planning unknown and unexpected emergencies, and we did so.”
A NASA, in turn, stated that Willmore and Williams continue to conduct scientific research and routine maintenance with other astronauts at the station, and Amanan.
In addition, the situation involves political issues, as President Donald Trump and his advisor, Elon Musk, SPACEX president, claimed that President Joe Biden was going to leave Wilmor and Williams at the station for political reasons. However, Willmur excluded this idea, saying that from his point of view, the politics had no effect on NASA’s decision to preserve the couple on ISS until the arrival of the 10.
Changes in the schedule and the return of the crew
The Crew-10 mission also reflects the changes in the initial programming. The task, which was a targeted date on March 26, was expected to change the Spacex capsule to ensure that American astronauts return at an appropriate time. Willore and Williams, along with NASA astronaut Nick The Hague and the scent of Russian romance space Alexander Gorbonov, will be able to return to Earth in a capsule already associated with ISS, which is part of the Crew-9 mission since September 2024.
NASA has decided that Willmore and Williams could not bear until the new crew arrived to ensure the presence of adequate American astronauts to keep the station.
