The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath on Sunday decoded the challenges faced by Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been in space for the past six months.
In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times’ Kumkum Chadha, Somanath said,”For someone like Sunita Williams, our concerns are there. Not just Sunita Williams, there are many people up there. There were two astronauts on board.”
“We all know that Boeing was developing a new spacecraft for human travel. This is the maiden space flight and these two astronauts (Commander Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams) were a part of the development team. They went as first astronauts on board to test this mission to go to the International Space Station.”
“Before they travelled, there were a lot of teething troubles before this spacecraft was organised for mission. After the docking was successfully completed, the evaluation of the situation on the spacecraft revealed anomalies,” Somanath said.
The ISRO chief further said the anomalies required further studies. “We came to know that helium gas was leaking and some of the spacecraft’s thrusters were not functioning properly. Boeing wanted to understand why the situation is not very safe for the return of…
Source www.hindustantimes.com
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