“NASA Astronauts’ Perilous Plight Deepens: Shocking Setback Delays Desperate Rescue Mission!”

Ever wondered what it’s like to be stranded—and I mean stranded—on the International Space Station? Well, buckle up because NASA astronauts Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams are giving new meaning to ‘extend your vacation!’ Originally set for a brief eight-day mission, these two adventurers have found themselves hanging out in space much longer than planned due to a series of technical hiccups. Imagine sipping on your favorite coffee while floating weightlessly, only to realize the ship back home isn’t coming for you anytime soon. Yep, these heroes are now facing yet another delay in their rescue mission, and it looks like they’ll be orbiting Earth for at least another month. Curious about what’s going on? So are we! This saga has us all wondering—what do you do for fun when you’re literally in a cosmic waiting room? To find out more, check out the full story! LEARN MORE.

Two astronauts who are stranded up on the International Space Station will have to wait even longer for rescue.

You might have been following the story of NASA astronauts Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore, 61, and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, 59, and their eight day mission which has left them in space a lot longer than they planned.

On 5 June they embarked on what ought to have been a mission to space that lasted little over a week, but a wrench was thrown into the works when technical faults occurred and left the pair of them stuck in space and waiting for a return trip.

They had flown up to the ISS in Boeing’s Starliner, but the spacecraft developed a number of faults on the way and it was decided that the astronauts would not make their scheduled return trip in it.

When the spacecraft returned to Earth it was decided that Wilmore and Williams would not be on board, and with the way crew handover works up in space they were stuck waiting for the next chance to rotate off the station.

Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams went up to space in June for a mission which should have lasted just a few days (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

While the astronauts had been due to come back from space by the end of February, NASA has now explained that there’s some more bad news on the way for the duo.

NASA said that the rescue mission had been delayed by at least another month as SpaceX apparently needs more time to get their new Dragon capsule ready for launch.

Instead of going up to the International Space Station in February it will instead not be launching before March.

There are other capsules which could possibly be used, but in order to keep things all on schedule the plan is currently to stick with what’s already happening.

“Fabrication, assembly, testing, and final integration of a new spacecraft is a painstaking endeavor that requires great attention to detail,” NASA’s Steve Sitch said of the delays.

Their rescue mission has been delayed as SpaceX are still getting things ready (NASA / Getty Images)

“We appreciate the hard work by the SpaceX team to expand the Dragon fleet in support of our missions and the flexibility of the station programme and expedition crews as we work together to complete the new capsule’s readiness for flight.”

While the duo of stranded astronauts face an even longer wait than expected there have been some concerns over their health.

Some people seeing photos of the pair had been worried that they were suffering from malnutrition, though NASA have said all of their astronauts regularly undergo health checks and the astronauts themselves have said they’re in good health.

While some people might dream of going to space it’s possible that these two would very much like to come back down to Earth.