US EditionNASA astronauts Butch and Suni emerge from recovery after long Starliner mission
- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in March 2024 after a nine-month stay on the ISS following a delayed Starliner test flight.
- They were left on the ISS due to propulsion failures on Boeing's Starliner capsule, which forced NASA to bring back the capsule uncrewed.
- Wilmore and Williams have undergone a 45-day standard readaptation, focusing on muscle re-engagement, balance recovery, and increasing workloads with Boeing and NASA programs.
- Wilmore, 62, said, "Gravity stinks for a period," while Williams, 59, called reflying Starliner uncrewed "the logical thing to do," citing SpaceX and Russian precedents.
- NASA faces a decision to refly the Starliner uncrewed before resuming crewed flights, with summer 2024 test results expected to determine the spacecraft’s readiness amid Boeing’s $2 billion development costs.
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in March after being stuck on the International Space Station for more than nine months due to a bungled test flight
NASA astronauts Butch and Suni emerge from recovery after long Starliner mission
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the U.S. astronauts left on the International Space Station last year by Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule, are on the up after returning to Earth in March, emerging from weeks of physical therapy to ramp up work with Boeing and various NASA programs.
NASA astronauts Butch and Suni emerge from recovery after long Starliner mission - West Hawaii Today
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the U.S. astronauts left on the International Space Station last year by Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule, are on the up after returning to Earth in March, emerging from weeks of physical therapy to ramp up work with Boeing and various NASA programs.
NASA's Starliner Crew Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Finish Recovery On Earth
Sunita Williams and Butch, who last year set off for an eight-day Starliner test flight that swelled into a nine-month stay in space, have had to readapt their muscles, sense of balance and other basics of Earth.
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