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SpaceX mission to bring back Sunita Williams stranded for 100 days runs into trouble | News India

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sunita williams news , Following the successful launch of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to retrieve stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, a problem occurred with the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage. The wreckage following her burning was disposed of at sea as planned, but the debris was smaller than expected and fell away from the site. NASA and SpaceX have ordered investigations into the anomaly before future launches.

Two seats are left open for Williams and Wilmore, who were stranded on the Crew-9 mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, along with the two crew members brought back to Earth, NASA's Nick Hague and Roscosmos' Alexander Gorbunov Will go. In February 2025.

Earlier this mission was to be launched on 24 September, but due to bad weather it was delayed and launched on 28 September. It was supposed to carry four astronauts, but only two astronauts have been sent to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Williams and Wilmore have been stranded on the International Space Station for more than 100 days after problems including a thruster malfunction and a helium leak on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

Despite the problems with Falcon-9, NASA is optimistic about the overall success of the mission. NASA chief Bill Nelson expressed excitement about this period of space exploration, saying that the current investigation will play an important role in ensuring the safety of future missions.