Indian-origin Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore reached space safely on Thursday. Meanwhile, Williams started dancing with joy. A video of this is also going viral on social media. The important thing is that both the astronauts have reached the space station ISS aboard Boeing's Starline spacecraft. Astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore also tested the flight capability. Both of them have created history by taking control of the spacecraft in their hands. Sunita has become the first woman to do so.
He took control of the spacecraft himself
Let us tell you that the spacecraft is usually auto, but during the nearly two-hour auto flight, the crew took control of the spacecraft on their own. They pointed the Starliner towards Earth so that its communication antenna behind the service module could point to the tracking and data relay satellites. Then they rotated the spacecraft so that it was facing the Sun so that they could charge the internal batteries if needed. The purpose of the entire exercise was to show that if all three flight computers were turned off at the same time, they could work in space. They manually accelerated the spacecraft and then slowed it down so that the crew could separate from the space station's orbit if necessary.
Lord Ganesha idol, Bhagavad Gita and now this special
Williams has previously taken the idol of Lord Ganesha and the Bhagavad Gita to space. Now this is her third space journey. When she reached the space station, she was seen in a special style. As soon as she reached space, she was seen jumping with joy. During this, she also danced and hugged seven other astronauts aboard the ISS.
Sunita was welcomed by ringing the bell
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Wilmore were welcomed by ringing bells, a long-standing astronaut tradition. During her dance, Sunita said that this is the way to move things forward.
26 hour journey
Sunita Williams thanked all the members of the crew for their warm welcome as a family. She said that I do not miss you all. You will be happy to know that I am here with my second family and I am very happy here. Let us tell you that Williams and Wilmore are the first crew to fly Starliner. They successfully landed the Boeing spacecraft on the ISS about 26 hours after launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
it was an hour late
The launch was delayed by about an hour due to a technical glitch, such as a normal helium leak. Importantly, Williams and Wilmore will spend about a week in space assisting with various tests and scientific experiments.
She became the first female astronaut in the world to do so.
It is learned that the flight of Boeing Starliner was interrupted several times due to various reasons. Eventually, the spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Sunita Williams became the world's first female astronaut to go on such a mission. Sunita received training at the US Naval Academy in May 1987. After this she joined the US Navy. In 1998, she was selected as an astronaut by NASA. Earlier, Sunita Williams has been a part of space missions in 2006 and 2012.