The households of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are talking out concerning the astronauts’ predicament as they stay stranded in area.
The Boeing Starliner capsule they rode on June 5 for an inaugural take a look at mission—which was initially set to final eight days—had skilled thruster failures and helium leaks earlier than docking safely on the Worldwide House Station, prompting NASA to postpone the pair’s return to Earth by months.
“You understand, we form of don’t count on him till February,” Butch’s spouse Deanna Wilmore instructed Knoxville, Tenn. TV station WVLT in a current distant interview. “February or March.”
Sitting in between the couple’s daughters Daryn, 19, and Logan, 16, Deanna added, “He simply takes it understanding the Lord’s in management and that because the Lord’s accountable for it, that he is content material the place he’s.”
As for herself, Butch’s spouse mentioned, “You simply form of need to roll with it and count on the sudden.”
