Listen to “strange noise” on Boeing’s Starliner as stranded Nasa astronaut Butch Wiltmore radios mission control
BOEING'S troubled Starliner is set to return to Earth without its crew as NASA deemed the vehicle unsafe to transport the astronauts.Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore speaking during a news conference while aboard the International Space Station on July 10, 2024On Friday, shortly after 6 pm ET, Starliner undocked from its station, leaving behind pilot Sunita Williams and commander Butch Wilmore.
While the astronauts were only meant to spend a week in space, they are now looking to return sometime in February of next year. After Williams prepared the Starliner for its descent back to Earth, the astronaut called the moment "bittersweet," as per While Williams and Wilmore remain at the International Space Station, the two have been working as full-time crew members.
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