Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who has finally stepped into the International Space Station (ISS) after several postponements due to technical problems, is not missing out on the return journey.
An astronaut of Indian origin in the ISS!
Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who has finally stepped into the International Space Station (ISS) after several postponements due to technical problems, is not missing out on the return journey. Due to this, the landing was postponed. It is known that the Boeing Starliner spacecraft in which Sunita and another astronaut Butch Wilmore traveled reached the ISS on the 5th of this month. On the 14th, both of them were supposed to return to Earth. However, the Starliner spacecraft experienced technical problems due to helium leakage. Landing on the ground was postponed due to this. NASA announced that they will be returning on June 26.. Now it has been postponed once again. The new date is yet to be announced. If everything goes well, the American space agency – NASA is estimating that their return journey will be on July 2. This is the first manned mission of the Starliner spacecraft. It faced many technical problems while taking off from the ground. Sunita and Wilmore’s spaceflights were delayed several times due to problems with the guidance-control thrusters due to helium leakage. The spacecraft was able to connect with the ISS a bit late even after going into orbit. This is Sunita’s third Rodasi Yatra. Earlier she went to ISS in 2006 and 2012. The spacewalk was conducted for a total of 50 hours and 40 minutes. Spent 322 days in space. He also did a marathon once in ISS. This time, the video of her dancing with joy as she entered the space station went viral.
