Tracking some light rain now, more to come this weekend Read full article: Tracking some light rain now, more to come this weekend This year marked Boeing’s first crewed launch of the Starliner capsule, which unfortunately resulted in an extended stay in orbit, leaving two astronauts stranded. The Boeing Starliner, which launched in June of this year, carried two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, into space. The mission was planned to last eight days; however, issues with the Starliner’s thrusters led NASA to postpone their return. In August, Starliner ultimately decided to leave astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore at the International Space Station (ISS) and return the capsule empty due to safety concerns. Boeing’s Starliner capsule was eventually deemed unfit to bring them home, turning their planned eight-day trip into an unexpected month-long stay. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to return in late March 2025 on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. This mission will mark the second-longest duration for astronauts in space. According to NASA, “NASA astronaut Frank Rubio holds the single spaceflight record at 371 days, followed closely by Mark Vande Hei and Scott Kelly. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson holds the cumulative days in space record at 655 days.” Tech billionaire performs first private spacewalk, Trump nominates him to lead NASA One small step for man, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman performed the first private spacewalk teaming up with SpaceX to test the company’s newly designed space suits.