Four Astronauts Returned to Earth

[RadishRose]

.......After Unexpected 8 Months Stuck in Space

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky.

after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky.
The astronauts who were stranded aboard the International Space Station have splashed down on Earth following their unexpected 8-month stay.

It wasn’t quite Lost in Space—they weren’t lost, for example—but in August when Boeing’s Starliner space capsule scheduled to pick them up had to return to the Earth empty for malfunctions and safety concerns, there must have been a small measure of concern.

Four Astronauts Returned to Earth After Unexpected 8 Months Stuck in Space

 

[Llynn]

Are they all wearing barn boots? Must be cutting back on expenses....or they're raising cows up there

 

[Cornhusker]

So it took private enterprise to do what the government couldn't?
Or am I reading this all wrong?

 

[Tommy]

Both Boeing and SpaceX are private enterprise contracted by the government for the space program. Boeing's performance in this case was less than admirable. The government and SpaceX solved the problem.