- On June 5, NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched aboard the Boeing Starliner capsule with an eight-day space mission anticipated.
- Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over two months due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
- However, their relatives do not seem to be as concerned, speculating that the astronauts must be enjoying their time in space.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Sunita Williams, an Indian, has said her husband Michael that her room is her “happy place,” even if she is confined there permanently.
- NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were only supposed to spend eight days in space when they launched on June 5 aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule.
- They were supposed to be at the ISS for a much shorter time, but helium leaks and thruster problems nearly caused them to miss their flight.
- Williams and Wilmore’s stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been extended indefinitely. According to NASA, their mission aboard the Boeing Starliner may last up to eight months, with a possible return in February.
- Williams and Wilmore are currently on the ISS along with seven other astronauts. According to The Wall Street Journal, they typically work on scientific research and spacecraft maintenance during the day. They also create educational materials, such as live question-and-answer sessions with students.
- The end of July is the earliest that the Starliner astronauts might return, according to a statement made earlier by NASA’s director of the commercial crew program, Steve Stich.
- Wilmore’s family is likewise unfazed by his prolonged space travel.
- As stated by Wilmore’s wife Deanna, they “probably do not expect him until February, February, or March,” according to a New York Post article.
- The New York Post stated that his family uses Facetime to stay in touch with him multiple times a day.
- Daryn, Wilmore’s daughter, told WVLT in Nashville, “It is so cool, he gives us a lot of Earth views, I especially like seeing the sunset.”
- One day after liftoff, on June 6, five thrusters failed as the capsule approached the space station. Now, four have been brought back to life. According to Wilmore, there ought to be enough functional thrusters to extricate Williams and him from orbit.
- “We are staying here because, as you have heard, failure is not an option,” Wilmore had stated. “We believe the tests we are conducting are the necessary ones to obtain the correct answers and to provide us with the data we need to return.”
Space is the “happy place” for astronaut Sunita Williams, according to her spouse
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