Astronauts “Packing” for long -awaited return to earth after 9 months

After being stranded in space for nine monthsTwo NASA ATRONAUTERS finally approach to return to earth when a new group of astronauts prepare to go to the international space station.

Wednesday, March 12, four astronauts are scheduled to blast Floridas Kennedy Space Center, according to NASA.

SpaceX Dragon Spaceships will carry astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Mission Specialists Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.

After a surrender period, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams – who have been in space since June 2024 – then fly home.

Nasa -Astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos Kosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who has been in space since September last September last September last September last September last year.

When they arrive, the new group of Astronauts is expected to spend about four months at ISS for a science assignment.

According to NASA, Wilmore and Wiliams spent their time on Monday 10 March and maintains maintenance at the space station and prepared for the end of their mission and “Packing for their upcoming departure. ”

Wilmore and Williams, who arrived at ISS in June 2024, originally expected to stay in space for a maximum of 10 days, but their return was delayed after their spaceships encountered mechanical issues. After weeks of troubleshooting, the spaceship was sent back to earth Without them – And since then their return has been constantly pushed back.

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In recent months, president Donald Trump have blamed his predecessor for their long stay.

In a January 28 Truth Social Post, Trump wrote that he had asked ELON MUSIC and spacex to “‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts that have practically been abandoned in space by the Biden administration.

But when he spoke to CNN last month, the astronauts drove back on this statement.

“It’s been the rhetoric. It has been the story from the first day: stranded, abandoned, stuck, “Wilmore said while talking to CNNS Anderson Cooper from ISS on February 13th.

“We do not feel abandoned, we do not feel stuck, we do not feel stranded,” said the astronaut at that time. “If you help us change the rhetoric, help us change the story, let’s change it to” prepared and engaged. “That’s what we prefer.”

“Every day is interesting because we’re up in space and it’s a lot of fun,” Williams said on a separate press conference earlier this month. “The most difficult part is having people on the ground does not have to know exactly when we come back.”

Nasa said that Upcoming assignments Marks “10th Crew Rotation Mission of Spacex’s Human Space Transportation System and its 11th flight with astronauts.”

During his time at ISSThe new crew will carry out material flammability tests and test subjects themselves – “with a crew member who conducts an integrated study to better understand physiological and psychological changes in the human body to provide valuable insight for future deep space assignments.”