Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have remained at the International Space Station despite their mission being due to end in June, after NASA found the Boeing Starliner capsule posed too much risk for them to ride back in
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore , right, and Suni Williams hold a news conference from the International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2024.Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them.
“That’s how it goes in this business,” said Williams, adding that “you have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity.” The transition to station life was “not that hard” since both had previous stints there, said Williams.
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