Following his side's disappointing 13-run loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2024, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said that they need to get better.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to field in their T20 World Cup campaign opener against Afghanistan in the Group C clash at the Providence Stadium.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson revealed the approach that the Blackcaps are going to take to lift the T20 World Cup trophy after coming close to the title in the previous edition.
The Starliner had docked with the ISS at 1:34 pm (EDT) after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday and the two NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station at 3:45 pm EDT on Thursday (which translates to IST on Friday morning).
Sunita Williams, 58, has scripted history by becoming the first female astronaut to fly on the first flight of a crewed spacecraft. The flight also marks Sunita's third foray into space.
Sunita is the first female astronaut to fly on the first flight of a crewed spacecraft. The launch that marks Sunita's third foray into space is the sixth inaugural journey of a crewed spacecraft in US history.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead admitted that the team has been working to adjust to the timezone as they continue to prepare for their opening game of the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan.
"NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) are forgoing a Crew Flight Test launch attempt on June 2, to give the team additional time to assess a ground support equipment issue," NASA said today.
NASA said that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore exited their spacecraft and were transported back to their quarters at the Kennedy Space Centre's Neil A Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, remaining in quarantine as they await Starliner's next launch attempt.
This mission follows years of development and setbacks for Boeing's Starliner, which aims to rival SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft in crewed spaceflight.