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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

to replace astronauts stranded for 9 months

Clickbait title. They were never considered stranded, except maybe for the few days between Starliner’s empty return and the Crew-9 Dragon’s arrival. Certainly not for 9 months.

This also isn’t really relevant to astronomy.