[ad_1] NASA Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore won’t be coming back home on the Boeing spacecraft. Starliner will return uncrewed by September 6, while the two astronauts will reach Earth on a SpaceX craft in February next year. What might have prompted the US space agency to take such a step? Past mistakes…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] Small pieces of space debris from an asteroid might head toward Earth and Mars after a NASA mission intentionally hit the asteroid with a probe a couple of years back, a recent study suggests. Though these fragments could reach Earth in about ten years, they aren’t a threat to life. However, they might have…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are not “stuck” in space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reiterated in a statement this week. “Butch and Suni are safe aboard the space station working alongside the Expedition 71 crew. They also have been actively involved in Starliner testing and technical meetings. Butch and Suni…
[ad_1] 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…
