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Stuck in space
Season 1 · Episode 312

Stuck in space

In June 2024, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore went into space. It was expected to last just over a week. Instead, by the time they'll return, it'll have been more than eight months. This is the story of how and why.

The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson

December 3, 202430m 59s

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Show Notes

In June 2024, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore went into space. It was expected to last just over a week. Instead, by the time they'll return, it'll have been more than eight months.


This is the story of how two great American institutions - Boeing and NASA - failed them.


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