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Should Boeing’s formerly stranded astronauts have been home sooner?
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned from the International Space Station after 286 days, exceeding their planned eight-day mission timeframe.
The Boeing Starliner faced multiple issues, leading NASA to decide the astronauts would wait for a SpaceX capsule to return them home.
During their mission, Williams became the most experienced female spacewalker with a total of 62 hours in spacewalks.
NASA’s space operations chief Ken Bowersox noted that their extended mission represents the largest percentage increase from the originally planned duration.