# Stranded Astronauts Speak Out After Capsule Leaves Them Behind on ISS 🌌

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/stranded-astronauts-speak-out-after-capsule-leaves-them-behind-on-iss/291365>\
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**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/stranded-astronauts-speak-out-after-capsule-leaves-them-behind-on-iss/291365 "2024-09-14T19:59:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/stranded-astronauts-speak-out-after-capsule-leaves-them-behind-on-iss/291365/1 "2024-09-14T19:59:57Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. Unexpected Extension  
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have publicly addressed their situation after being left behind on the ISS due to safety concerns with their Boeing Starliner capsule, which returned to Earth without them.

2. Adjusting to Station Life  
The two are now integrated into the ISS crew, contributing to station maintenance and experiments, and are scheduled to remain until February 2025, awaiting a SpaceX capsule for their return.

3. Personal Impact  
Despite the extended mission, Wilmore and Williams are taking the situation in stride, though it means missing significant personal events like Wilmore’s daughter’s high school graduation.

**Read more at:** [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca)