Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams will fly to space again tomorrow on first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner. She will make her long-awaited return to space aboard Starliner, as Boeing conducts the spacecraft’s maiden human spaceflight.
Williams, will join fellow Nasa astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore, on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, the first crewed flight of the Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS).
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Willmore will launch on early hours tomorrow, Indian time.
The duo will launch atop a United Launch Alliance, Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This mission is a crucial step in certifying the Starliner system for regular crew rotations to the orbiting laboratory. It will provide Nasa with a second option for transporting astronauts to the ISS alongside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).
