Sunita Williams Witness From Space; The Starliner spacecraft landed on Earth

 

New Mexico: After months of uncertainty, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned from the International Space Station and landed safely on Earth. The spacecraft touched down at White Sands Cepes Harbor in New Mexico at 9:37 am. The last-minute success was the most problematic mission in the history of recent human space missions. Earlier, the spacecraft had separated from the International Space Station at around 3:30 am Indian time

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launched into space on June 5, 2024, carrying Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. The name of this mission was 'Crew Flight Test'. This was the maiden space flight by NASA and the private company Boeing. A helium leak from the reaction control thrusters in the spacecraft's service module after launch made the mission uncertain. Both of them reached the ISS with great adventure. The eight-day mission dragged on for months as the astronauts' return trip became in crisis.

NASA had planned to return passengers aboard SpaceX's Dragon probe in February 2025. NASA came to this decision after looking at all the work done to solve the problem in the thrusters and realizing the danger. There was serious concern in the science and technology world that if Sunita and Butch returned in the same spaceship, their lives would be in danger. Concerns were also strong that even the returning Starliner would land safely on Earth without passengers. NASA's decision was a major setback for Boeing, which was confident that it could return passengers to its own spacecraft until the final stage.