NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams, together with Butch Willmore, expressed their want to vote within the upcoming US presidential elections this November. Throughout a reside press convention on Friday evening, from 250 miles above Earth aboard the Worldwide Area Station, Williams mentioned that she is in her comfortable place and loves being in house.
“That is my comfortable place. I really like being up right here in house… A check flight signifies that we’re most likely going to seek out some stuff.” she mentioned, ANI reported.
The astronauts talked about that they’ve requested a poll to vote within the upcoming U.S. elections, emphasising the “necessary position” that residents play within the democratic course of.
“I despatched down my request for a poll as we speak, as a matter of reality, and they need to get it to us in a few weeks,” Wilmore mentioned, as per the ANI experiences.
A call was made to return the Starliner spacecraft to Earth with out its crew, and it efficiently landed on September 6 after spending over three months in house. The spacecraft made a protected touchdown at White Sands Area Harbor in New Mexico.
Each astronauts will keep on the Worldwide Area Station as a part of the Expedition 71/72 crew and are anticipated to return in February 2025. They may return aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with two different crew members as a part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.
On June 5, the pair launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for its inaugural crewed flight and arrived on the house station on June 6.
