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Astronauts confident in Boeing's Starliner despite setbacks, eager to fly
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, held their first news conference since returning to Earth, addressing concerns about Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Despite experiencing problems that left them stranded on the International
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"Best wishes, looking forward to meet her": Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"I would like to give her my best wishes. We wish her good health. We are looking forward to meeting her once she comes to India. We welcome her," Rekha Sharma told ANI.
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"Doing Yagna for her return," says Dinesh Rawal, Sunita Williams' cousin i
Updated : 12 months ago IST
As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Sunita Williams is set to return home after nine months on the International Space Station, Dinesh Rawal, Sunita Williams cousin brother in Gujarat, expressed his happiness and said that she is the pride of the nation.
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Space X capsule carrying astronauts Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore undocks
Updated : 12 months ago IST
NASA posted the development on X, "They're on their way! Crew 9 undocked from the Space Station at 1.05 am ET (0505 UTC). Reentry and splashdown coverage begin on X, YouTube, and NASA+ at 4.45 pm ET (2145 UTC) this evening."
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Stranded astronauts thank Musk, Trump for facilitating return; Sunita Will
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Wilmore and Williams have been stranded on the ISS for nine months after reaching there in June last year. They were supposed to stay there for about a week. The astronauts were transported from Earth to the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore h
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Elon Musk responded to President Trump's request to bring two astronauts, stranded on the ISS, back to Earth. The astronauts, Wilmore and Williams, are expected to return by the end of March 2025, despite claims of abandonment.
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SpaceX prepares for Starliner return in Feb, sends 2 astronauts to ISS
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
SpaceX launched a reduced two-man crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, carrying supplies and two empty seats for Starliner astronauts awaiting a return home in February after an unplanned eight-and-a-half-month stay in orbit, CBS News reported.
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Sunita Williams terms space her "happy place"; NASA astronauts eager to vo
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Both the astronauts will remain on the international space station as part of the Expedition 71/72 crew and return home in February 2025 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with two other crew members on NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission.
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Boeing's Starliner on its way back to Earth without NASA astronauts Sunita
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Boeing on Saturday morning said that the deorbit poll of the empty Starliner spacecraft has been completed and the landing phase will take 44 minutes from deorbit burn to landing. "It's time to bring Calypso home," Sunita Williams radioed flight controllers before Starliner's return to Ea
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Boeing's Starliner to return to Earth from ISS without Sunita Williams
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finished packing Starliner with cargo and configuring its cabin for return. The duo closed Starliner's hatch for the final time on Thursday afternoon readying the spacecraft for its uncrewed departure, NASA said.
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams to remain in space till February
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Wilmore and Williams will continue their work formally as part of the expedition and will return only in February 25. This means what would have been a week-long test flight will now extend to around 8 months.
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NASA aims to unblock space station congestion as Sunita Williams remain st
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
One of the most pressing issues involves Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which is currently docked at the ISS with two NASA astronauts on board. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on an extended mission due to technical problems with Starliner's propulsion system, are expected t
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