Sunita Williams News: The spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore into space has returned to Earth. In the first week of June, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft took Sunita and Butch into space. After this, there was a technical problem, and neither astronaut could return to Earth. Now, this spacecraft has landed back on Earth without a crew.
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return in February next year. Starliner took off from the International Space Center late at night on September 6 and returned to Earth on the morning of September 7. Scientists around the world were keeping an eye on this mission.
LIVE: @BoeingSpace‘s uncrewed #Starliner spacecraft is leaving orbit and touching down at New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor. Landing is now targeted for 12:01am ET (0401 UTC) on Sept. 7. https://t.co/jlCEKXRhkx
— NASA (@NASA) September 7, 2024
Landed in New Mexico
According to the information, the Starliner spacecraft separated from the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:30 a.m. today, Indian time. At 9:32 a.m., it landed in the White Sand Space Harbor (desert) of the US state of New Mexico.
Sunita and Butch Went To Space On June 5
Boeing company has built this spacecraft. On June 5, Sunita and Butch were sent to ISS. It was a mission of only 8 days. However, due to technical problems, its return had to be postponed. Now, this spacecraft has returned to Earth without the crew. Sunita and Butch will remain on the International Space Station for now. They will be brought back by SpaceX flight in February.
