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Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, Boeing Starliner, Stuck In International Space Station For A Month, Give Update On Homecoming

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Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, Boeing Starliner, Stuck In International Space Station For A Month, Give Update On Homecoming

Sunita Williams’ return has been pushed back because of thruster malfunctions and helium leaks Washington: A pair of US astronauts stuck waiting to leave the International Space Station said Wednesday they were confident that the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner they rode up on would soon bring them home, even as significant uncertainties remain. Butch Wilmore and…

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How Boeing’s Starliner Can Bring Astronauts Back To Earth

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How Boeing’s Starliner Can Bring Astronauts Back To Earth

NASA has rescheduled the planned return three times, and now has no date set for it. (File) Washington: Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two astronauts to Earth, as last-minute fixes and tests draw out a mission crucial…

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How Boeing can bring NASA’s Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore back to Earth

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How Boeing can bring NASA’s Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore back to Earth

NASA astronaut Suni Williams (seated L) and Butch Wilmore (seated R) pose with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) after the docking of the Boeing Starliner on June 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for…

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Astronaut Sunita Williams’ Return From Space Delayed Due To Spacecraft Glitches

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Astronaut Sunita Williams’ Return From Space Delayed Due To Spacecraft Glitches

The American space agency NASA has confirmed that the return of Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) has been further delayed and no new date has been set for her “happy landing”. This comes as the spacecraft in which she travelled to space, the Boeing Starliner, has been facing a…

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Why Sunita Williams’ Boeing Starliner Space Launch Was Called Off

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Why Sunita Williams’ Boeing Starliner Space Launch Was Called Off

The countdown to launch had reached the final stages when the automatic abort was triggered. New Delhi: Boeing’s Starliner space capsule was set for its inaugural test flight with NASA astronauts, including Indian-origin Sunita Williams, on board. However, the launch was automatically halted mere minutes before liftoff due to a computer abort system, marking another…

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Minutes Before Lift-Off

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Minutes Before Lift-Off

This would have been the third space travel for Sunita Williams. (FILE) New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, the poster girl for women aspiring to fly into space, was set to reach for the skies again today in a brand-new spacecraft, but it did not happen as planned. The launch into space on the…

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Minutes Before Lift-Off

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Minutes Before Lift-Off

This would have been the third space travel for Sunita Williams. (FILE) New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, the poster girl for women aspiring to fly into space, was set to reach for the skies again today in a brand-new spacecraft, but it did not happen as planned. The launch into space on the…

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Boeing counts down again to its first astronaut launch on a long-delayed test flight for NASA

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Boeing counts down again to its first astronaut launch on a long-delayed test flight for NASA

Boeing’s Starliner capsule, atop an Atlas V rocket, sits on the launch pad during sunrise at Space Launch Complex 41 on June 1, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP Boeing took another crack on June 1 at launching astronauts for the first time aboard its new space capsule, after a delay for…

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Sunita Williams’ Piloted Starliner’s Debut Crew Launch To Space Pushed To June

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Sunita Williams’ Piloted Starliner’s Debut Crew Launch To Space Pushed To June

The Starliner spacecraft will be catapulted into space on a Atlas 5 rocket. Washington DC: US space agency NASA on Thursday announced that the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, piloted by Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the International Space Station (ISS), is now being targeted for June 1. Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and…

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First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule with Sunita Williams targeted for May 17

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First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule with Sunita Williams targeted for May 17

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams gets ready to board the Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket for a mission to the International Space Station at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on May 6, 2024. The launch was called off. | Photo Credit: AP The target date for the next attempt to launch Boeing…

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