Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williamsâs 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…
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore reached the International Space Station on Boeing’s new Starliner in June. What was meant to be an 8-day trip is now likely to continue till February 2025 after their flight suffered helium leaks and thruster failures before docking. Boeing insisted the astronauts were not stuck and said “there’s no…
This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July 2, 2024 shows NASAâs Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Stationâs Harmony module and Boeingâs Starliner spacecraft. | Photo Credit: AFP NASA said on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) it’s…
Stuck in Space: NASA is staring at possible âcongestionâ 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 âCrew-9â 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,…
