Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures
- NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams express confidence in the safety of Boeing's Starliner capsule's return to Earth. Leaks and thruster failures have delayed their return from the International Space Station.
- Williams stated, "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home, no problem."
- Upon completion of thruster testing on Earth, they plan to return home.
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Astronauts confident Boeing Starliner capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures
Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said that they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns.
Astronauts Confident Boeing Space Capsule Can Safely Return Them to Earth, Despite Failures
Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns.
NASA astronauts voice confidence that Boeing Starliner will bring them home - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — The first two astronauts to fly Boeing’s Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft’s ability to return them home whenever the company and NASA solve thruster issues that have kept them in space far longer than expected.
The return to Earth of the Boeing Starliner from the International Space Station (ISS), originally scheduled for June 26, has continued to be postponed, in particular because of propulsion problems They
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