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My understanding is the astronauts don’t mind staying longer because they enjoy it and for some (all?) it may be their last mission in space, in part due to the

My understanding is the astronauts don’t mind staying longer because they enjoy it and for some (all?) it may be their last mission in space, in part due to the decommissioning.

blackoil 2y ago
And most people like visiting islands. That doesn't change the fact that this was supposed to be 8 days not 8 months.
inglor_cz 2y ago
We don't really know. Some of them may have missed out on something personally important back on Earth (graduation, wedding, funeral, birth) etc.