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Boeing Starliner Landing: The return of Gujarati astronaut Suniya Williams to Earth is now becoming difficult. There is news that Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be stuck in the sky forever. Because, the Boeing Starliner that took both of them to space has finally returned to Earth after three months. However, the Starliner returned without taking both of them. It landed at White Sand Space Harbor in New Mexico at 9.30 am on September 7.
Starliner completed its deorbit burn at about 8.58. About 44 minutes after this burn, it began to fall to the ground. Its heatshield was activated in the atmosphere during landing. The drogue parachute was then deployed. So two small parachutes, followed by three main parachutes, were deployed.
This is how the Starliner landed,
After which the rotation handle was released again. So that the spacecraft stops rotating. All three landed in the same position. The heat shield attached to the bottom was removed. After this the airbag was inflated. Only then the airbag landed in the cushion. So that the recovery team could come and recover the spacecraft.
After technical problems occur
Williams and Wilmore had originally planned to return to Earth in June. But the Starliner was supposed to take them back safely after an eight-day mission. However, shortly after the June 5 launch, the mission was canceled for several reasons. Starline had a helium leak problem. But it was deemed manageable. However, five thrusters failed during the mission, raising concerns that further failures could jeopardize safe reentry. Although Boeing conducted numerous tests both in space and on the ground throughout the summer to solve the thruster problems, NASA ultimately decided it was too dangerous to return astronauts to the Starliner.
SpaceX will bring astronauts home in 2025.
After Boeing's capsule lifts off, NASA has tasked SpaceX with getting Williams and Wilmore back to Earth. The two are expected to return via SpaceX's Dragon capsule in late February 2025. This means their original eight-day mission has now been extended to more than eight months in space.
SpaceX's next flight will mark its tenth crewed mission for NASA, starting in 2020. The Dragon capsule will launch two astronauts for a half-year mission, with two additional seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams for their return trip.