2024-07-14 03:18:24
Washington: Astronaut Sunita Williams went to space through the Boeing Starliner capsule. But after some malfunction in this spacecraft, she has been stuck in space for more than a month now. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore expressed confidence on Wednesday that Boeing’s space capsule will bring them safely to Earth despite the recent malfunction. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are the first people to board Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, which went to space early last month. They had to face helium leak and thruster malfunction before connecting to the space station. This malfunction derailed their return. They expressed hope for their return despite the malfunction at the International Space Station. Both did not complain about the unexpected extension of their mission. They emphasized that they are enjoying assisting the station crew. Williams assured reporters, “I have a feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home, no problem.” Both astronauts went into orbit on June 5 as part of a flight test. Initially this mission was going to last for eight days.
Starliner project kept getting delayed
The extension of the mission provided additional opportunities to collaborate with the ISS crew and further test Starliner’s capabilities. NASA began developing the Starliner and SpaceX Dragon capsules a decade ago to facilitate the flight of astronauts to and from the ISS, investing billions of dollars in each company. SpaceX launched its first crewed spacecraft in 2020. Boeing’s flight, on the other hand, faced delays due to software and other technical problems.
saw the storm turn into a cyclone
Sunita Williams has seen a surprising thing in space. She has seen a small storm becoming a cyclone from orbit. Williams and Butch Wilmore shared their experience with the press. They told how they saw a storm developing on the west coast of Africa, which later turned into the powerful storm Beryl that affected Texas. He said, ‘I actually took a picture of a storm that was on the west coast of Africa a week and a half before it became a cyclone and I am sure that this is what later became Hurricane Beryl.’