Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit.
Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them.It was their first public comments since last week's return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that took them to the International Space Station in June. They remained behind after NASA determined the problem-plagued capsule posed too much risk for them to ride back in. Their eight-day mission is now expected to last more than eight months.
Wilmore and Williams are now full-fledged station crew members, chipping in on routine maintenance and experiments. Williams will take over command of the space station in a few more weeks, Wilmore told reporters during a news conference - only their second since blasting off from Florida on June 5. The transition to station life was "not that hard" since both had previous stints there, said Williams, who logged two long space station stays years ago.Wilmore noted that if his adjustment wasn't instantaneous, it was "pretty close."
Williams couldn't help but fret for a while over losing precious face-to-face time with her mother. Wilmore won't be around for his youngest daughter's final year of high school. He just requested an absentee ballot on Friday so he can vote in the November election from orbit. Both stressed the importance of carrying out their civic duties as their mission goes on.Their Starliner capsule marked the first Boeing spaceflight with astronauts.
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