June 5 day NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williamswent into space for the first manned flight of aerospace giant Boeing’s Starliner vehicle. Normally, the duo would have stayed on the International Space Station (ISS) for eight days. However, this did not happen due to problems with the propulsion system of the Starliner capsule.

In other words, astronauts who went into space for eight days were stuck in the ISS for more than two and a half months. They are in a situation. Although there was a lot of anticipation about when they would return, there was finally a statement on the matter from NASA yesterday.

Astronauts will return to Earth in February 2025 on the SpaceX vehicle

*A photo of Butch Wilmore (left) and Suni Williams (right), who have been on the ISS since June, shared by NASA from the station on July 2..

In the statement made yesterday by NASA President Bill Nelson, the astronauts took no chances and landed the Boeing Starliner vehicle on the planet. will be brought to the surface without crew. was expressed. Nelson stated that they made this decision because there was a lot of uncertainty in the vehicle’s propulsion system.

The predictions about when the astronauts would return were correct. According to NASA, Wilmore and Williams will return to Earth in February of next year. The exact date is not yet known. Yield, In SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, the company It will be carried out with the Dragon capsule. So they will have stayed on the ISS for about seven months.

It is possible to say that the return of the duo to Earth with SpaceX would be a heavy blow for Boeing. Because both companies are big competitors. Although Boeing will never be able to reach the level of SpaceX in space, such a situation during its first manned mission will lead to very serious consequences.