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They were supposed to stay on the station for eight days, then return home so NASA could certify the spaceship and start using it regularly.
Astronauts use a scale of 1 to 10 to rate spacecraft handling qualities. Wilmore said he's never given a 1 rating before,"but I was tempted."the missionWilliams did a flip in the space station's microgravity and Wilmore gave a thumbs up as the press call ended. "From that point on, you could tell that the thrust was degraded," though they didn't know why at the time, Wilmore said., where there were only a few inches of room for error, the spaceship did the job.
NASA is working to understand all the issues on the spacecraft and get more data to ensure the return trip will be safe. Engineers are testing an RCS thruster at NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, trying to replicate the unexpected issues that arose mid-flight and ensure the thrusters will perform well on the return journey.
The first attempt never reached the space station and experienced multiple failures, but eventually, in a later uncrewed attempt, Starliner reached the ISS.
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