The 16-year-old daughter of stranded Starliner astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore has spoken up about her father’s extended stay on the International Space Station (ISS) and blamed “negligence” and “a lot of politics” for the prolonged mission. Mr Wilmore has been stuck in space since June 2024 along with Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams. Their mission, which … Read more
Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has called out Elon Musk who claimed that NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were “abandoned” at the International Space Station (ISS) by former US President Joe Biden. Mr Mogensen has quote-tweeted a clip from Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s first joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity and said, … Read more
The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced on Friday. John McFall, a 43-year-old British surgeon and former Paralympian who lost a leg in a motorbike accident when he was 19, said he was “hugely proud” of clearing the hurdle. … Read more
Nasa announced on Tuesday that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS), could return to Earth sooner than expected.The agency confirmed that SpaceX will adjust its capsule schedule to facilitate their return in mid-March, rather than the previously anticipated timeline of late March or April.“Human spaceflight … Read more
Washington: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on Thursday stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) for 5.5-hour spacewalk, setting a new record, the US space agency said. This was Ms Williams’ ninth spacewalk and mR Wilmore’s fifth. Ms Williams now also holds a record of 62 hours, 6 minutes of total spacewalk … Read more