Sunita Williams

Sunita Williams May Have To Wait Months In Space

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Sunita Williams May Have To Wait Months In Space

Projected to last only days, the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft with two astronauts onboard faces uncertainty with no exact return to Earth announced. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager, Steve Stich has said that the US space agency is considering extending the duration of Starliner’s mission from 45 days to 90 days, … Read more

Will Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘Rescue’ Sunita Williams from Space after Starliner’s Helium Leak?

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NASA administrator Bill Nelson declared that while Starliner will return without crew, the two will come back to Earth in February aboard a SpaceX capsule. Nelson informed reporters that “space flight is risky even at its safest and even at its most routine.” On being asked about the decision to keep them on the ISS, he said the move to return the Starliner without Williams and Wilmore “is the result of our commitment to safety,” as “our core value is safety.”

SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, may be able to step in to save Sunita Williams and her coworker Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) following concerning helium leaks on their Boeing Starliner. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched on the Starliner on June 5, expecting a nine-day mission … Read more

Indian-Origin Astronaut Sunita Williams Returns to Space Mission

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Indian-Origin Astronaut Sunita Williams Returns to Space Mission

Indian-origin astronaut Captain Sunita Williams, who enjoys eating samosas in orbit, is preparing to journey into space once more, this time on a brand-new spaceship, the Boeing Starliner. The launch is set for May 7, 2024, at 8.34 8.04 a.m. India time, from the Kennedy Space Centre. She admits she is scared, but she is … Read more