Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:40pm on 06 Jun 2024,Thursday Science
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is set to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) on her third space mission, describing it as “going back home.” After a successful launch on June 5 from Cape Canaveral aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, Williams and co-astronaut Butch Wilmore have been testing manual piloting capabilities in orbit. Despite minor helium leaks detected post-launch, the mission is proceeding as planned. The crew will spend a week at the ISS conducting tests before final certification of the Starliner, developed for NASA's Commercial Crew Program .
