Sunita Williams
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Oct 16, 2026
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
Uh, Starliner eventually flew with astronauts on board for a flight test a couple years ago, and it didn't go so well, you know, which was kinda shocking because Boeing had been building spacecraft and aircraft for decades, and was much more harrowing than actually was, uh, let on by NASA to the media.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
You know, I, uh, Suni Williams, a friend of mine, and she was on that mission, and test pilot- And she described that, you know, it was a lot hairier than, than they- we thought.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
They'd gotten to a point where they were close to the station, but they had lost enough thrusters that they could not go plus X.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
They couldn't go forward.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
Uh, Starliner eventually flew with astronauts on board for a flight test a couple years ago, and it didn't go so well, you know, which was kinda shocking because Boeing had been building spacecraft and aircraft for decades, and was much more harrowing than actually was, uh, let on by NASA to the media.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
You know, I, uh, Suni Williams, a friend of mine, and she was on that mission, and test pilot And she described that, you know, it was a lot hairier than, than they, we thought.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
They'd gotten to a point where they were close to the station, but they had lost enough thrusters that they could not go plus X.
Leroy ChiaoGUEST
They couldn't go forward.
Carl FranklinHOST
Yeah.
Richard CampbellHOST
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore managed to get to the space station.
Richard CampbellHOST
At the time there was obviously problems, but we didn't understand the full scope of it.
Richard CampbellHOST
We do now.
Carl FranklinHOST
Yeah.
Richard CampbellHOST
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore managed to get to the space station.
Richard CampbellHOST
At the time, there was obviously problems, but we didn't understand the full scope of it.
Richard CampbellHOST
We do now.
Carl FranklinHOST
Yeah.
Richard CampbellHOST
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore managed to get to the space station.
Richard CampbellHOST
At the time, there was obviously problems, but we didn't understand the full scope of it.
Richard CampbellHOST
We do now.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Okay.
Greg KellyHOST
Astronaut Suni Williams will be the Grand Marshal for the Veterans Day Parade.
Greg KellyHOST
Every now and then, whenever there's an astronaut announcement, I stop everything because pretty soon they're going to announce...
Greg KellyHOST
Who is going to be the next person on the moon? Who is going to be the next person on the moon? And the next person on the moon, I hope, will be a native New Yorker by the name of Jasmine Mogbelli.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
It was missing something important: the two astronauts who initially were aboard when it launched in June.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
That's because what was scheduled to be a 10-day trip for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, making history as the first crewed Boeing Starliner flight already after years of issues and delays, quickly turned into an odyssey when helium leaks and issues with the Starliner's reaction control thrusters were discovered as it approached the space station.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
The astronauts and technicians on the ground tried to find solutions for the spacecraft, but it became apparent that a quick fix, and one that NASA felt confident with to carry the astronauts back to Earth, would not be found.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
Instead, the organization opted to send the Starliner back to Earth uncrewed in September and leave Williams and Wilmore at the space station until a SpaceX Crew-9 spacecraft can bring them home in February, extending their trip by nine months.
Tom PattonHOST
Three test flights were completed.
Tom PattonHOST
The sole manned flight took Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station, but ongoing issues with multiple systems forced NASA to bring the Starliner spacecraft back to Earth without its crew.
Tom PattonHOST
Wilmore and Williams spent nearly nine months aboard the station and eventually returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
Tom PattonHOST
In June, the NASA Office of Inspector General issued a report that said Starliner would be at least a decade behind schedule.
Joshua KutrykSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Feel very lucky.
Joe FryerCORRESPONDENT
Meanwhile, big news for Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship, which suffered serious engine thruster failures in 2024, leaving astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded on the space station for nearly 10 months.
Joe FryerCORRESPONDENT
After undergoing significant modifications, NASA has approved Starliner to fly an uncrewed test flight in December or January.
speaker_21ADVERTISER
When we get something wrong, we have to investigate how it occurred and be open and transparent about the findings so we can learn from them.
speaker_19CORRESPONDENT
NASA is moving ahead with plans to return Boeing's Starliner to crewed flight, the agency targeting 2028.
speaker_19CORRESPONDENT
Problems during Starliner's last mission in 2024 forced NASA to return the spacecraft without its crew, leaving astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station for more than nine months instead of the planned eight-day mission.
speaker_19CORRESPONDENT
NASA Administrator Jerry Eisenman says astronaut Woody Hoberg will command Starliner's next crewed flight.
speaker_19CORRESPONDENT
Holberg says Starliner's history has not been perfect, but that he's looking forward to the challenge.
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