At the very start of what was supposed to be a weeklong space mission, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wonder if they’d ever make it back to the Earth’s surface.
As Williams and Wilmore approached the International Space Station last year, the thrusters on their Boeing Starliner capsule gave out, leaving the spacecraft unable to move forward.
Astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore have spent the last two months readjusting to gravity. AP
When they realized they might not be able to dock on the ISS, a frightening — and as it turned out, prophetic — thought entered their minds.
“If we weren’t able to dock, would we be able to make it back [to Earth]?,” Wilmore told the
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