American astronauts are stranded in space! Nobody has any idea what will happen.

NASA has made a statement regarding the return of two astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since early June due to the malfunction of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was originally sent to the space station for a two-week mission.

"DECISION WILL BE MADE WITHIN A FEW WEEKS"

Speaking at a press conference, Ken Bowersox, the mission director of NASA's space operations, announced that there is no definite date for the return of the astronauts. Bowersox stated that a decision on whether Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the astronauts who are currently staying at the International Space Station, will be kept there until SpaceX's mission in February 2025, will be made within a few weeks.

Bowersox also reported that a decision has not yet been made regarding whether the faulty Boeing spacecraft will return to Earth empty. He stated that they will analyze more data before making a decision and said, "We have time to bring Starliner back home and we want to use this time wisely."

OPTIONS ARE BEING CONSIDERED TO RESCUE THE ASTRONAUTS

In addition to waiting for the problem in the Starliner spacecraft to be resolved, another option being considered to rescue the astronauts is to send two empty seats instead of four astronauts on SpaceX's mission in February 2025 and bring Wilmore and Williams back with this spacecraft.

Boeing sent the Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts into space for the first time on June 5, after two delays. Despite the inspections conducted on the Starliner spacecraft, in which a helium leak was detected, the source of the problem could not be found and the return to Earth was postponed four times.

There is still no clarity on the return date and the method of return for the NASA astronauts who were planned to spend one week at the space station.