CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. The four newcomers — representing the U.S., Japan and Russia — will spend the next few days learning the station’s ins and outs…
In a highly anticipated development, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), ventured out for her first spacewalk in over seven months on Thursday. Williams was joined by NASA astronaut Nick Hague for the essential outdoor repair work, marking a significant moment in their extended stay aboard the ISS. Williams,…
After NASA announced that there may be a long wait before two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, could be brought back to Earth, the agency had a series of heated arguments with Boeing, a report has revealed. According to the New York Post, several meetings were organised by senior officials from both companies, and…
Astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent to NASA’s International Space Station aboard a Boeing Starliner space capsule in June this year. Repeated helium leaks and other technical issues forced their week-long spaceflight to be extended for months. The Indian-origin astronaut will now return to Earth in 2025 onboard SpaceX’s spacecraft. “Wilmore and Williams…
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…
Sunita William stuck in space: The return spaceflight of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station is still stuck in a limbo. Sunita Williams‘ return to Earth was originally scheduled in June this year. But repeated glitches in Boeing Starliner spacecraft led to the extension of the space program for…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ journey on Starliner seems no less than a science thriller movie. It all started when NASA announced that Sunita Williams and another astronaut, Bitch Wilmore, would fly aboard Boeing Starliner, becoming the first persons to ride on it. First, the launch of the spacecraft was delayed by a month, and now…
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’s job was simple when they took off to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5. They were to test-fly the Boeing Starliner crew capsule for the first time with a human crew, assess its performance (including its manual controls), dock with the ISS, and return to the earth in…
Stuck in Space: NASA is staring at possible “congestion” aboard the International Space Station (ISS), that is currently housing stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry (Butch) Wilmore, as per a New York Times report. The United States’ space agency’s upcoming mission dubbed ‘Crew-9’ is scheduled to depart for space on August 18, and…
NASA’s uncertainty over the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore to Earth is likely to end soon, as Starliner has completed a docked hot fire test of the spacecraft’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters. The test, which also monitored the spacecraft’s helium system, will be followed by two undock-to-landing simulation tests this week,…
