Richa Singh
Sunita Williams, of Indian descent, and Barry Wilmore achieved a historic milestone on June 5 by becoming among the inaugural crew members aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
The reason for such sudden damage of the satellite has not been revealed yet.
There were several issues detected in some key mechanisms that need to work well for a safe flight.
The astronauts are now expected to spend approximately 20 days in space, more than double the initially planned eight days.
In case of an emergency, Starliner is capable of ferrying the crew back to Earth.