After being stuck in space for over nine months, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally undocked the International Space Station (ISS) and they are now headed back to Earth. For the unversed, Williams and Wilmore were sent to space in June 2024 but with unexpected propulsion problems in their Boeing Starliner, they…
Sunita Williams (AFP photo) Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her crew members Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, have departed for Earth. They will return to Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months in space. Their return was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was moved up due to concerns over weather…
Nasa crew reaches space station SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon capsule successfully opened its hatch to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, bringing relief to Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded in orbit for over nine months.The Crew Dragon astronauts were seen on live television embracing their counterparts in zero gravity.Crew-10…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station (Pic credit: Nasa) A SpaceX crew capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, delivering a new team of astronauts to replace Nasa’s two stranded crew members; Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stuck in orbit…
<p>Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore <br></p> Nasa and SpaceX are set to launch the Crew-10 mission on Friday (March 14) at 7:03 pm EST (2303 GMT) from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a critical step that will facilitate the return of veteran astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded on the…
NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the highly anticipated Crew-10 mission today, marking a crucial step in astronaut transport to and from the International Space Station (ISS). This mission will not only send four astronauts to the ISS but also facilitate the long-awaited return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has alleged that the Biden administration deliberately delayed the return of Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS), despite his company offering a rescue mission months ago.Musk took to X to claim that the astronauts, originally set for an eight-day mission, have been stranded in…
One of Nasa‘s two struck astronauts, Sunita Williams, enjoyed a much needed change of scenery on Thursday, stepping out for her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station over seven months ago. Indian-origin astronaut Williams, the station’s commander, joined Nasa’s Nick Hague to tackle overdue repair tasks outside the station.Plans are in place…
Astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague, astronaut Butch Wilmore, who travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, will have to stay longer in space due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner and delays in the next crew launch.The astronauts who went on June 5, 2024, were originally set to return in February 2025,…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, one of India’s most well-known female astronauts after Kalpana Chawla, is celebrating her 59th birthday today aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Williams has been at the ISS since June 5, along with astronaut Butch Wilmore and the rest of the Expedition 71 crew. This isn’t her first birthday in space,…
