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> Is any astronaut who stays longer than planned "stranded"?

If the reason they're staying longer than planned is they can't use their planned return spacecraft, then yes they are stranded.

What am I missing here?

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I don't see why the planned return craft has anything to do with being trapped somewhere. If my yacht runs aground on a deserted island and I choose not to leave on the perfectly functional dinghy to an island town 5 miles away, am I stranded?

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