Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams pilots NASA's Boeing Starliner to ISS on historic test flight
NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matt Dominick, Tracy C Dyson, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, and Oleg Kononenko.“Two bold NASA astronauts are well on their way on this historic first test flight of a brand-new spacecraft," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson after the Starliner launch.SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk congratulated Boeing on the successful launch of its Starliner craft to space.“Congratulations on a successful launch!" SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said via X today. He also reposted the US space agency's post, that read “Starliner to the stars!"During a 2013 press conference at the National Science Centre in New Delhi, Sunita told reporters that she carries a copy of the Bhagavad Gita and samosas with her during her space missions.Both Suni and Butch will remain at the ISS for about a week before undocking and re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
NASA said that the spacecraft will make a parachute and airbag-assisted landing in the southwestern United States on June 10.After the successful liftoff on Wednesday night, NASA chief Bill Nelson described the event as a “special moment" during a post-launch press conference. “It's another one of those great markers in history," he said.“Today's launch is a milestone achievement for the future of spaceflight," Nelson posted on X, adding, “Butch and Suni--safe travels through the stars.
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