The NASA astronauts who months ago flew to space aboard Boeing's failed Starliner spacecraft landed Tuesday evening off the coast of Florida on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The vehicle was the same one selected for their return voyage months ago when two ...
Splashdown occurred at 5:57 p.m. EDT off the Gulf Coast of Florida near Tallahassee. Original story: NASA's Crew-9, which includes the 'stuck' Boeing Starliner astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — are finally returning to Earth tonight.
Turns out, NASA is still looking to use Starliner to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station and Boeing is onboard, working to solve the thruster issue that led to NASA deciding to have the Starliner that carried Wilmore and Williams to the ISS return to Earth empty.
Two astronauts from Boeing's Starliner mission are returning to Earth after 300 days in orbit. The astronauts will splash down off the coast of Florida, not far from Tallahassee, on Tuesday evening. The astronauts' mission was extended due to technical ...
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Boeing’s Starliner to the ISS in early June 2024 ... the crew on the SpaceX Dragon with the upcoming Crew-9. When is the next Florida launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch ...
The two Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International ... splashing down in calm waters under blue skies off Florida’s Gulf Coast near Tallahassee at 5:57 p.m. The extended and unexpected duration of their stay drew attention and ...
All told, Williams and Wilmore traveled more than 121 million miles during their mission, spent 286 days in space, and completed 4,576 Earth orbits.
Boeing did not have a representative ... said Tuesday. The Starliner duo splashed down off the coast of Florida at the expected time of 5:57 p.m. EDT Tuesday and were greeted by a pod of dolphins.