NASA’s two stuck astronauts hit six months in space. Just two more to go before heading home

(5 Dec 2024)
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ARCHIVE: Cape Canaveral, Florida – 5 June 2024
1. Liftoff of Boeing Starliner test flight to the International Space Station

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New York – 15 November 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"December 5th is going to mark the sixth month mark for the mission of the two Starliner test pilots who have been at the International Space Station since the beginning of June. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Boeing’s brand new crew capsule, The Starliner, back on June 5th."

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ARCHIVE: Cape Canaveral, Florida – 5 June 2024
3. Various of Starliner in flight

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New York – 15 November 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"Reached the International Space Station the very next day."

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ARCHIVE: International Space Station – 6 June 2024
5. Wide shot of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arriving at International Space Station

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New York – 15 November 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"But not without considerable problems with their capsule’s thrusters failed. However, it just set off a cascade of investigations back on Earth as to whether the two of them could safely return in this capsule after a week at the space station. This was supposed to be an eight day mission. It has morphed into an eight month plus mission."

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ARCHIVE: Space Station – 6 June 2024
7. Various of Starliner approaching the International Space Station
8. Starliner capsule docking

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FILE: International Space Station – 9 September 2024
9. STILL – NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 Flight Engineers, make pizza aboard the International Space Station’s galley located inside the Unity module

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FILE: International Space Station – 5 November 2024
10. STILL – NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Don Pettit show their U.S. flag-themed socks aboard the International Space Station

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New York – 15 November 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"NASA ultimately decided that the Starliner was too risky to bring the two of them back. So it returned to Earth empty in September."

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ARCHIVE: At Space – 06 September 2024
12. Various of undocking of Starliner

ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 15 November 2024
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"The good news is that Butch and Suni are going to ride back home on a SpaceX Dragon, which has proven to be quite successful for the last few years."

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ARCHIVE: Cape Canaveral, Florida – 28 September 2024
14. Various of SpaceX rocket launching into space

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New York – 15 November 2024
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"But I have to say that I have never seen two astronauts capture the hearts and the minds of the world like these two."

NASA – MUST CREDIT NASA
ARCHIVE: Space Station – 10 July 2024
16. Wide shot of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arriving at International Space Station

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New York – 15 November 2024
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"NASA has assured everyone repeatedly that they are in good health. They are doing fine. Emotionally and physically."
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press:
"But we’ll see how that all shakes out."

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