'We want to come home': Boeing Starliner astronauts reflect on delayed return to Earth

WHO바카라 게임 웹사이트�S COUNTING? RIGHT. WELL. WE ARE. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S BEEN 217 DAYS SINCE JUNE 5TH. THE DAY THE FIRST CREWED STARLINER VESSEL LAUNCHED. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN 8 TO 10 DAY MISSION. AND NOW, HALF A YEAR LATER, THE CREW IS OPTIMISTIC, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO COMING HOME THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE ALSO HEARING FROM THE BOEING STARLINER ASTRONAUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, WAITING TO COME BACK HOME FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE SET TO MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO EARTH THIS SPRING AFTER ISSUES WITH THE BOEING SPACECRAFT DELAYED THEIR RETURN. WESH 2바카라 게임 웹사이트�S TONY ATKINS WAS THERE THE DAY THE CREW TOOK OFF FROM THE SPACE COAST IN JUNE. THE STARLINER CREW BLASTED OFF ON JUNE 5TH. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN 8 TO 10 DAY MISSION, A TEST FLIGHT OF BOEING바카라 게임 웹사이트�S SPACECRAFT, AND NOW, MORE THAN HALF A YEAR LATER, THE CREW SAYS THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE OPTIMISTIC TO COME BACK, BUT THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT RETURN. WOULD YOU PUT TO REST FOR THE FINAL TIME? AND I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO ANSWER IT AGAIN. JUST HOW YOU ALL ARE DOING. WE WORE SOME CLOTHES FOR A WHILE, BUT THAT DOESN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T BOTHER US. A NEW YEAR CHECK IN. NASA LEADERS TOOK A VIDEO CALL WITH SEVERAL OF ITS ASTRONAUTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON WEDNESDAY. WE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH WEARING CLOTHES FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. NOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF CLOTHES. WE ARE WELL FED. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE EVER, EVER EAT AS MUCH AS DON PETTIT CAN EAT IN THAT GROUP. SUNI WILLIAMS AND BUTCH WILMORE, WHO ARRIVED AT THE ES ABOARD BOEING바카라 게임 웹사이트�S FIRST CREWED STARLINER SPACE CAPSULE. NOW, THE DUO IS COMING BACK ALONGSIDE SPACEX바카라 게임 웹사이트�S CREW NINE, FOLLOWING A VEHICLE COMPLICATIONS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE BOEING CAPSULE. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�VE GOT A WHOLE TEAM UP HERE, SO WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT, AND THERE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S A LOT TO DO AS WELL WITH THE TEAM ON THE GROUND. IN THE MEANTIME, THE ASTRONAUTS ARE WORKING, DOING EXPERIMENTS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE CREATE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE BEYOND EARTH ORBIT, THAT WE DON바카라 게임 웹사이트�T HAVE TO CONTINUALLY RESUPPLY? AND THOUGH THIS WASN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T NEARLY THE PLAN BACK IN JUNE, THEY SAY THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THE TASKS AT HAND AND THEY CAN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T WAIT TO COME BACK TO MOTHER EARTH. NO, IT DOESN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T FEEL LIKE WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE CASTAWAY. YEAH, EVENTUALLY WE WANT TO GO HOME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE LEFT OUR FAMILIES A LITTLE WHILE AGO, BUT BUT WE HAVE A LOT TO DO WHILE WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE UP HERE. AND WE GOT TO GET ALL THAT STUFF DONE BEFORE WE GO HOME. NASA SAYS THE CREW IS SET TO COME BACK NO LATER THAN MARCH. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�M COVERING SPACEX I

The Boeing Starliner astronauts who are awaiting their return from the International Space Station (ISS) spoke with NASA leaders Wednesday. The crew, originally slated for a brief mission, is set to make their way back to Earth this spring after delays caused by issues with the Boeing spacecraft.The Starliner crew launched on June 5, marking the first manned test flight of Boeing바카라 게임 웹사이트�s space capsule. The mission was initially planned to last 8 to 10 days, but more than six months later, the astronauts remain optimistic about their extended stay aboard the ISS."We wore some clothes for a while, but that doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t bother us," astronaut Butch Wilmore said during a recent video call with NASA leaders. "Now we have plenty of clothes. We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re well-fed. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve never seen anyone eat as much as Don Petit can eat."The call provided a New Year update on the crew, which includes astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who arrived aboard Boeing바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Starliner. The pair will return alongside SpaceX바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Crew-9 team following safety concerns with the Starliner spacecraft.Despite the extended mission, the astronauts are focused on their work, conducting experiments and advancing NASA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s goals for space exploration. "We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re trying to figure out how to create life support systems that are sustainable beyond Earth바카라 게임 웹사이트�s orbit, so we don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have to continually resupply," said Crew-9 astronaut Nick Hague.The Starliner astronauts emphasized they are not worried about the delays, thanks to the support of their ground teams. "We have a whole team up here, so we aren바카라 게임 웹사이트�t worried about that," Williams said. "There바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a lot to do with the team on the ground."While the mission has gone far beyond its original timeline, the astronauts remain committed to their tasks. "No, it doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t feel like 'Castaway,'" Williams added. "Eventually, we want to come home. We left our families a little while ago, but we have a lot to do up here, and we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got to get all that stuff done before we get home."NASA has confirmed the crew is now scheduled to return to Earth in late March.

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The Boeing Starliner astronauts who are awaiting their return from the International Space Station (ISS) spoke with NASA leaders Wednesday.

The crew, originally slated for a brief mission, is set to make their way back to Earth this spring after delays caused by issues with the Boeing spacecraft.

The Starliner crew , marking the first manned test flight of Boeing바카라 게임 웹사이트�s space capsule. The mission was initially planned to last 8 to 10 days, but more than six months later, the astronauts remain optimistic about their extended stay aboard the ISS.

"We wore some [of the same] clothes for a while, but that doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t bother us," astronaut Butch Wilmore said during a recent video call with NASA leaders. "Now we have plenty of clothes. We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re well-fed. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve never seen anyone eat as much as [fellow astronaut] Don Petit can eat."

The call provided a New Year update on the crew, which includes astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who arrived aboard Boeing바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Starliner. The pair will return following safety concerns with the Starliner spacecraft.

Despite the extended mission, the astronauts are focused on their work, conducting experiments and advancing NASA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s goals for space exploration. "We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re trying to figure out how to create life support systems that are sustainable beyond Earth바카라 게임 웹사이트�s orbit, so we don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have to continually resupply," said Crew-9 astronaut Nick Hague.

The Starliner astronauts emphasized they are not worried about the delays, thanks to the support of their ground teams. "We have a whole team up here, so we aren바카라 게임 웹사이트�t worried about that," Williams said. "There바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a lot to do with the team on the ground."

While the mission has gone far beyond its original timeline, the astronauts remain committed to their tasks. "No, it doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t feel like 'Castaway,'" Williams added. "Eventually, we want to come home. We left our families a little while ago, but we have a lot to do up here, and we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got to get all that stuff done before we get home."

NASA has confirmed the crew is now scheduled to return to Earth in late March.

'We want to come home': Boeing Starliner astronauts reflect on delayed return to Earth

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