Sunila Williams and Butch Wilmore, trapped in space, held a press conference at the space center 420 kilometers from Earth, interacted with the media and answered several questions. He said it was difficult for him to leave the Boeing plane without him and stay in orbit for months. He also said that I love being in space. This is one of my favorite places.
Last week was his first public comment since the return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that carried him to the International Space Station in June. It remained in space after NASA decided it was dangerous to bring it back in a damaged capsule. Sunita Williams had an eight-day mission, but is now expected to last more than eight months. Sunita Williams said ‘This is my happy place. I love being here in space. Sunita Williams was distraught for a while because of missing the opportunity to spend precious time with her mother. He said he was excited to fly two different spacecraft on the same mission. We are testers, this is our job. We wanted to complete the Starliner and land it in our country, but you have to turn the page and look for the next opportunity.
Sunita Williams said the transition to station life ‘wasn’t that hard, as both had stayed there before. He traveled to the space station for a long time several years ago. The path as a spaceship pilot had some tough times. As the first test pilot of the Starliner, he did not expect to be there for nearly a year, but he knew that such problems could arise, which would delay his return. This happens in this field.
Wilmore expressed disappointment that she would not be present for her youngest sister’s senior year of high school. Wilmore and Sunita Williams are members of the station crew, which is busy with routine maintenance and experiments. Wilmore told reporters during a press conference that Williams will take command of the space station in a few weeks. This is his second space trip after flying from Florida on June 5.
#WATCH | #NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and #SunitaWilliams, who have seen their return to earth held by months due to technical problems with the Boeing Starliner, called the delay “testing times” but said they were grateful for more time on the International Space Station… pic.twitter.com/FvZOX3xx4T
— DD News (@DDNewslive) September 14, 2024
