Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had expected to be in space for days, not months. How will their physical and mental health cope? Veteran NASA astronauts Sunita Williams (left) and Barry Wilmore (right) may think being stranded in space is “pretty grand” (ASSOCIATED PRESS/picture alliance ) Much has been made of the potential health …
Boeing’s Starliner lifted off with Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams on June 5 The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing’s Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned is just the latest twist in a long saga that has undermined the credibility of the US aerospace giant. Here is a recap …
Amid months of speculations and assurance, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finally confirmed the date of Sunita Williams’s return space flight to Earth on Saturday. The US space agency said that the Boeing Starliner capsule will return from the International Spac Station without Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. Meanwhile, the two astronauts will …
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at International Space Station aboard Boeing Starliner in June Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, who arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) aboard crisis-hit Boeing’s Starliner in June, will return home with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX next year. The two veteran astronauts were launched …
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmor are expected to return in February next year. NASA today picked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring back Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore from space next year. Eighty days ago, the two astronauts arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner for an 8-day mission. They were forced to extend …
In this photo provided by NASA, astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station on August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP NASA decided on Saturday (August 24, 2024) it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to …
Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are former military test pilots Washington: Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry …
Launched on June 5, the test flight landed on the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6. In June 2024, when the Boeing Starliner spacecraft carried NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore to space, it was going to be a short eight-day mission. However, it’s been 80 days since the launch and the two …
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are awaiting their return from space as officials race against time to find the root cause of anomalies detected in Boeings Starliner during the launch. As the NASA continues to explore safe options to bring the two astronauts back to Earth, can the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) …
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has been compelled to extend her stay in space along with her fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore. While NASA is exploring options to bring back the astronauts safely soon, there are still many potential risks that they need to take care of. As per a CNBC report, Rudy Ridolfi, a former …