Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, stuck in the International Space Station, will address live on July 10 at 11 AM ET (IST 8.30 pm) where she would discuss the crew’s mission. Sunita and her crew mate Butch Wilmore flew on board the Boeing Starliner on June 5 for a 10-day long stay at the space station. But now their return has been delayed triggering concern over the well-bring of the astronauts.
Starliner reported five helium leaks and some other technical issues in five of its 28 thrusters.Nasa said Sunita Williams and Butch are safe at the station and there are enough supplies for them for a long-term stay. The Starliner can remain docked at the ISS for 45 days as the engineers troubleshoot the problems.
A new date for their return is yet to be announced.
“NASA and Boeing leadership are adjusting the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft with agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the International Space Station. The move off Wednesday, June 26, deconflicts Starliner’s undocking and landing from a series of planned International Space Station spacewalks while allowing mission teams time to review propulsion system data,” Nasa and Boeing said after the deadline of June 26 was not met.
As of now, there are nine members at the International Space Station. Sunita helped dissemble and emplty racks for future missions while Wilmore held load trash and discarded gear inside the Cygnus spacecraft.
Sunita Williams live: Where to watch
Nasa earlier announced that it will stream the event on Nasa+, Nasa Television, the Nasa app, YouTube and the website of the agency.
Wilmore and Williams have been living and working aboard the station since docking on June 6, contributing to the expedition crew’s research and maintenance activities, while helping ground teams collect critical data for long-duration Starliner flights to the orbiting complex, Nasa said announcing the date of the live address.
Starliner reported five helium leaks and some other technical issues in five of its 28 thrusters.Nasa said Sunita Williams and Butch are safe at the station and there are enough supplies for them for a long-term stay. The Starliner can remain docked at the ISS for 45 days as the engineers troubleshoot the problems.
A new date for their return is yet to be announced.
“NASA and Boeing leadership are adjusting the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft with agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the International Space Station. The move off Wednesday, June 26, deconflicts Starliner’s undocking and landing from a series of planned International Space Station spacewalks while allowing mission teams time to review propulsion system data,” Nasa and Boeing said after the deadline of June 26 was not met.
As of now, there are nine members at the International Space Station. Sunita helped dissemble and emplty racks for future missions while Wilmore held load trash and discarded gear inside the Cygnus spacecraft.
Sunita Williams live: Where to watch
Nasa earlier announced that it will stream the event on Nasa+, Nasa Television, the Nasa app, YouTube and the website of the agency.
Wilmore and Williams have been living and working aboard the station since docking on June 6, contributing to the expedition crew’s research and maintenance activities, while helping ground teams collect critical data for long-duration Starliner flights to the orbiting complex, Nasa said announcing the date of the live address.
Source Agencies
