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So the astronauts discovered that there was a problem with the thrusters as they were docking onto the International Space Station. And then NASA and Boeing proceeded to conduct a number of tests until they realized that it was safer to send the vehicle back on crew and have the astronauts come back on a later flight.

Well, the great thing about the International Space Station is that there's a lot of work for astronauts to do in space. So they are excited to be able to contribute more to the mission, to support NASA, to support scientific experiments. And they have supplies. So they have enough supplies to be there.

And I believe that anyone who wants to be an astronaut is always thrilled at the possibility to stay longer.

They will come back with a SpaceX vehicle, the Dragon, which has flown three times. And then once they come back, they will go through a recovery period, medical recovery period, before they get reunited with their families.

Yes, I was involved in that. We have the capability to grow food and test them in space at the International Space Station on surfaces in space. And we had tested Arabidopsis, which are mustard seeds. And that effort continues with the scientific research of growing vegetables at the International Space Station. And we'll see if there is a future where we can grow crops in space, hopefully soon.

Light source, you don't have as much sunlight, the gravitational challenges, and it's quite cold.

That's right. And there are innovations here with synthetic biology. You've probably heard of cellular meat and other sources of food that could be grown elsewhere that are made palatable. So there are lots of inventions and research and experiments going on to ensure that we have a food source in space.

And... They are excited to be able to contribute more to the mission. They have enough supplies to be there. And I believe that anyone who wants to be an astronaut is always thrilled at the possibility to stay longer.