Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore set 5.5-hour spacewalk record
Friday, 31 January 2025 () Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a record-setting 5.5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS, adding to Williams' impressive achievements. The spacewalk included the removal of a radio frequency antenna and collecting surface material samples. Nasa is collaborating with SpaceX to bring them back to Earth after technical issues with the Starliner spacecraft left them stranded.
Elon Musk revealed that former President Donald Trump requested SpaceX to bring home two NASA astronauts left aboard the ISS after Boeing's Starliner suffered thruster issues. The astronauts were integrated into Crew-9’s return plan, but delays pushed their return to March 2025. While NASA insists...
Blast off and spend 24 hours in space with the astronauts who completed NASA's first ever all-female spacewalk! Christina Koch and Jessica Meir share an intimate look at their out-of-this-world routine..
This marked Williams' ninth spacewalk and Wilmore's fifth. With this latest achievement, Williams now holds a total of 62 hours and 6 minutes of spacewalk time,... DNA