NASA’s Sunita Williams, Butch recall Starliner’s journey to space: ‘We didn’t know if we would be able to make it back’

[ad_1] During their space journey last year, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore wondered whether they would have been able to ‘make it back’ home if their Starliner vehicle had not docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Starliner’s historic first test mission with NASA astronauts had issues docking with the ISS on June…

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How do astronauts recoup after space stay?

[ad_1] Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June 2024. | Photo Credit: NASA via AP The story so far: Early on March 19 (IST), a SpaceX capsule…

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Sunita Williams spent 286 days, travelled 121,347,491 miles: 10 interesting stats on NASA astronauts’ return

[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared some “interesting” statistics on Crew-9’s return to Earth. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed on Earth around 3:30 am IST on Wednesday, March 19. Their much-awaited return had been a spectacle for the world. As three NASA astronauts…

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Mint Explainer: Space travel isn’t as easy as it looks—Sunita Williams’ long wait for Earth proves it

[ad_1] In one of the most politicised and closely-followed human space missions of late, Williams spent 286 days in space—even as her original mission was intended to last for as less as eight days. The mission’s conundrum raises a key question: why is spaceflight still so difficult for humans? Why did Williams spend so long…

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Who are Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, who rescued NASA astronaut Sunita Williams

[ad_1] NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Aleksandr Gorbunov, who arrived aboard their own SpaceX capsule last fall with two seats left for the ‘Starliner duo,’ have made a remarkable splashdown after months in space. Following a tense nine-month ordeal, they joined NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and her colleagues, who had been stranded in space, completing…

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Surprise visitors for Sunita Williams. Look who came to welcome NASA astronauts on Earth right after Crew-9 splashdown

[ad_1] SpaceX Crew-9 is now back on Earth in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Freedom. As they splashed down off the coast of Florida near Tallahassee, the astronauts had some surprise visitors: a “cute little pod of dolphins.” “The unplanned welcome crew! Crew-9 had some surprise visitors after splashing down this afternoon,” NASA posted on X…

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Sunita Williams’ homecoming: Astronaut’s Gujarat roots traced to Jhulasan village—key details

[ad_1] With NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore finally returning to Earth after their prolonged nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the citizen engagement platform of Government of Gujarat took to X and shared some interesting facts about the Sunita Williams. Born on 19 September 1965 in US’ Ohio, Sunita’s father Deepak…

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