SUNITA WILLIAMS

Sunita Willams and Butch Willmore still in Space

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed safely on earth without two astronauts on Saturday.

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The two NASA test pilots, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, will remain there until February next year.

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The Starliner space capsule landed near White Sands Space Harbour, New Mexico, at around 9.31 am (IST), today

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The spacecraft had to make the return journey without the astronauts after it suffered technical issues,

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