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And liftoff of Starliner in Atlas 5.
And
liftoff
of
Starliner
in
Atlas
5
It was a historic ascent into space marred
It
was
a
historic
ascent
into
space
marred
with setbacks and while Boeing Starliner
with
setbacks
and
while
Boeing
Starliner
did successfully deliver it's two astronauts,
did
successfully
deliver
it's
two
astronauts
their mission just got a whole lot longer.
their
mission
just
got
a
whole
lot
longer
NASA has decided that
NASA
has
decided
that
Butch and Sunny will return with crew
Butch
and
Sunny
will
return
with
crew
nine next February.
nine
next
February
Uh and that Starliner uh will return uncrewed.
Uh
and
that
Starliner
uh
will
return
uncrewed
Butch Wilmore and Sunny
Butch
Wilmore
and
Sunny
Williams have already been at the
Williams
have
already
been
at
the
International Space Station for over two
International
Space
Station
for
over
two
months following their June 6th test
months
following
their
June
6th
test
launch that didn't go as smoothly as hoped.
launch
that
didn't
go
as
smoothly
as
hoped
Now less than three metres away from the
Now
less
than
three
metres
away
from
the
International Space Station.
International
Space
Station
As the capsule approached the ISS some of its
As
the
capsule
approached
the
ISS
some
of
its
thrusters failed stranding the astronauts.
thrusters
failed
stranding
the
astronauts
They will now come home early
They
will
now
come
home
early
next year aboard a SpaceX Dragon ferry ship.
next
year
aboard
a
SpaceX
Dragon
ferry
ship
We have had mistakes done in the past.
We
have
had
mistakes
done
in
the
past
We lost two space shuttles as a
We
lost
two
space
shuttles
as
a
result of there not being
result
of
there
not
being
a culture
a
culture
in which information could come forward.
in
which
information
could
come
forward
Space flight is risky. Even at its safest.
Space
flight
is
risky
Even
at
its
safest
Our core value is safety and
Our
core
value
is
safety
and
it is our North Star.
it
is
our
North
Star
Welcome aboard the Space Station.
Welcome
aboard
the
Space
Station
First it's a great place to be. A great place
First
it's
a
great
place
to
be
A
great
place
to live. A great place to work.
to
live
A
great
place
to
work
This is the third test flight for the veteran
This
is
the
third
test
flight
for
the
veteran
astronauts who have been preparing for
astronauts
who
have
been
preparing
for
everything and anything.
everything
and
anything
Failure is not an option. That's why we are staying here now.
Failure
is
not
an
option
That's
why
we
are
staying
here
now
Canada's newest appointed astronaut
Canada's
newest
appointed
astronaut
says if anyone can handle a longer
says
if
anyone
can
handle
a
longer
mission it's Butch Willmore and Sunny Williams.
mission
it's
Butch
Willmore
and
Sunny
Williams
This is an incredible time in
This
is
an
incredible
time
in
human space flight and we have to be
human
space
flight
and
we
have
to
be
prepared for suboptimal um uh outcomes.
prepared
for
suboptimal
um
uh
outcomes
Bumps along
Bumps
along
the road and just we have to be
the
road
and
just
we
have
to
be
committed to working the problem when
committed
to
working
the
problem
when
these bumps arise and doing so in the
these
bumps
arise
and
doing
so
in
the
safest and most uh risk mitigatory fashion possible.
safest
and
most
uh
risk
mitigatory
fashion
possible
NASA and Boeing say
NASA
and
Boeing
say
they have made significant progress in
they
have
made
significant
progress
in
understanding what went wrong with the
understanding
what
went
wrong
with
the
thrusters and the helium leaks have stabilized.
thrusters
and
the
helium
leaks
have
stabilized
Starliner could be back
Starliner
could
be
back
unmanned as early as September 6th.
unmanned
as
early
as
September
6th
We are still in the middle of a test flight.
We
are
still
in
the
middle
of
a
test
flight
We have to remain vigilant um we need to
We
have
to
remain
vigilant
um
we
need
to
get the vehicle back on deck.
get
the
vehicle
back
on
deck
It's an out of this world story hitting two families
It's
an
out
of
this
world
story
hitting
two
families
very close to home.
very
close
to
home
Yeah you just sort
Yeah
you
just
sort
of have to roll with it and you sort of
of
have
to
roll
with
it
and
you
sort
of
expect the unexpected.
expect
the
unexpected
There could be more of that in the months ahead.
There
could
be
more
of
that
in
the
months
ahead
Jamie Dors. Global News Calgary.
Jamie
Dors
Global
News
Calgary
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