Should Boeing’s formerly stranded astronauts have been home sooner?
- NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned from the International Space Station after 286 days, exceeding their planned eight-day mission timeframe.
- The Boeing Starliner faced multiple issues, leading NASA to decide the astronauts would wait for a SpaceX capsule to return them home.
- During their mission, Williams became the most experienced female spacewalker with a total of 62 hours in spacewalks.
- NASA’s space operations chief Ken Bowersox noted that their extended mission represents the largest percentage increase from the originally planned duration.
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Astronaut Butch Wilmore ‘doing good’ but having ‘rough’ time adjusting to gravity, daughter says
Daryn Wilmore provided an update on her father, Butch Wilmore, on Thursday — two days after a SpaceX capsule carrying Wilmore, 62, and Sunita Williams, 59, landed off the coast of Florida.
Former Astronaut Explains What It Feels Like To Be Back On Earth After Being In Space For Months
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore safely returned to Earth after an extended stay on the International Space Station (ISS). That doesn't mean they are ready to resume life as normal with their feet firmly planted on the ground. Former NASA astronaut Dr. Tom Marshburn gave CBS Mornings viewers some insight into the acclimating process for astronauts who've been without gravity for months. On Tuesday evening, Williams and Wilmore …
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