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Podcast: How She Does It
Episode: Calm Under Extreme Pressure: Astronaut Sunita Williams On Her Unexpected Extended Stay On The International Space Station
Description: Talk about a tough day at work. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were the first to fly the Boeing Starliner into space in June of 2024. The plan for the test mission was to pilot the new spacecraft into orbit, dock with the International Space Station for 8 days, and return home. But when the two astronauts first attempted to approach the ISS, five of the Starliner’s critical thrusters failed for a time, and the astronauts were in the unenviable position of piloting a potentially unreliable spacecraft.
Their story grabbed headlines around the world. After successfully doc...