Astronaut Butch Wilmore told the Washington Examiner he saw the overall mission as a "success" and reflected on the future of space exploration for civilians.
The astronauts speak out after returning from an unexpected nine-month mission that was extended following vehicle issues en route to the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, are speaking out after their return to Earth.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams talk about their flight test on Boeing's Starliner capsule during a media event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, who was in space for more than nine months, said everyone has responsibility for things that went wrong with Starliner's test flight
Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams, along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, spoke Monday for the first time since their return to Earth from the International Space Station.
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NASA astronauts, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague are expected to appear at a press conference on Monday.
NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Aleksandr Gorbunov returned safely with Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded in space for nine months. SpaceX Mission Control welcomed them home as Hague celebrated their dramatic splashdown.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore said the support they received from the public is "humbling" following their return to Earth in March.
@darynthepuff.cos/TikTok The stranded pair traveled home with fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov as they finished their tour on the Crew 9 mission. After the astronauts splashed back to Earth, they were flown to Houston ...