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Will Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘Rescue’ Sunita Williams from Space after Starliner’s Helium Leak?

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NASA administrator Bill Nelson declared that while Starliner will return without crew, the two will come back to Earth in February aboard a SpaceX capsule. Nelson informed reporters that “space flight is risky even at its safest and even at its most routine.” On being asked about the decision to keep them on the ISS, he said the move to return the Starliner without Williams and Wilmore “is the result of our commitment to safety,” as “our core value is safety.”

SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, may be able to step in to save Sunita Williams and her coworker Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) following concerning helium leaks on their Boeing Starliner. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched on the Starliner on June 5, expecting a nine-day mission … Read more