Sunita Williams To Vote In US Election From Space: "It Is Pretty Cool"
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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, who took off aboard Boeing's Starliner on June 5, are stuck in space till February 2025.
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), today said it was her "happy place" and that she "loves" being up there. Ms Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore on June 5 took off aboard the Boeing's Starliner as part of the vessel's first crewed mission, in what was originally meant to be eight days in orbit. Their stay, however, has been stretched to eight months after the Starliner ran into several technical issues and returned to Earth without them last week. LIVE: From the @Space_Station, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams discuss their ongoing mission and answer questions from the media: https://t.co/ytifGf22Gn Hugs all around! The Expedition 71 crew greets Butch Wilmore and @Astro_Suni aboard @Space_Station after #Starliner docked at 1:34 p.m. ET on June 6. pic.twitter.com/wQZAYy2LGH
"That's how things go in this business," Sunita Williams said in a video press conference on being stuck in the space.
Ms Williams said the transition to station life was "not that hard" since both astronauts had previous stints there.
