Back in August, I noted that Boeing’s Starliner issues had left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded on the International Space Station. Since then, the Starliner returned home empty, and without incident. I’m not sure how Wilmore and Williams felt about that. It seems likely there may have been some amount of regret at not having been allowed to take their originally planned ride.

Last week, the pair did a livestream and talked about their experiences, which have been “trying at times”. I can only imagine. On the plus side (?), they’ll soon be part of a record, when the ISS hits a new peak in population with 14 people later this month.