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Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and American astronaut Butch Wilmore have been stranded in the International Space Station for a long time. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has been stranded in space for the last 15 days. Both of them flew to the space station for a test flight with Starliner from June 5. Then according to the program, they had to return to Earth with Starliner on June 13. But could not return due to technical fault in the aircraft.
NASA has often indicated that the Starliner headed to the International Space Station in June. It had a problem of helium leak thruster outage. Both astronauts will be brought home safely. On Friday, NASA officials said they were waiting for the time to run the New Mexico test. And then review the data. He said NASA plans to conduct it in New Mexico. We are trying to understand why some of the Starliner's thrusters failed unexpectedly during the first phase of its journey.
NASA should have provided new information
NASA officials have repeatedly indicated that the Starliner suffered a helium leak and thruster outage on its way to the International Space Station in June. Stich and Mark Nappe, vice president and program manager for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program, said engineers are still unsure about the cause of Starliner's problems. Nappe said the goal is to conduct ground tests while the vehicle is in space to determine possible causes for the thrusters malfunctioning.
It will take some time for Sunita Williams to come down to earth
Sunita Williams and Wilmore are currently integrated with the rest of the crew aboard the International Space Station, and are working. Let us tell you that when the spacecraft was on its way to the International Space Station, the thruster problem as well as the helium leak were identified. According to media reports, the Starliner's service module, a cylindrical attachment at the bottom of the spacecraft, provides most of the vehicle's power during flight. Here they faced many problems.
NASA tried to land Sunita on the ground
However, the service module, as designed, will not survive the return to Earth. As the Starliner spacecraft enters the atmosphere, the module ejects and is destroyed. That's why the Boeing and NASA teams opted to safely dock the Starliner spacecraft with the space station as they worked to learn as much as possible about those issues.
However, it is not yet clear whether NASA will extend the mission's duration to 90 days. On Friday, Kibo aboard Starliner commander and pilot, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, performed space botany. They removed the Planter Habitat growth chamber from Kibo's Express rack, replaced its camera and carbon dioxide sensor, then reinstalled the research equipment.
NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate the performance of Starliner's systems ahead of its return to Earth from the orbiting lab, NASA said in a live blog. NASA and Boeing officials participated in a teleconference to discuss Starliner and station management.