NASA astronauts from Starliner mission readjust to Earth

1/4/2025 11:52

After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time, while resuming work with Boeing to test the capsule that stranded them on the International Space Station.



"It's great getting back. I went for a run - although very slow," Williams said in an interview in Houston on Monday. "Just felt good to feel air, even though it was humid air, like blowing past you, and seeing other people on the track, it's really nice. It's home."



Wilmore and Williams, the first crew to ride Boeing's faulty Starliner spacecraft last summer, spent days undergoing routine medical checks by NASA's astronaut office after returning to Earth on a SpaceX capsule in March and before they reunited with their families.



The two astronauts plan to meet with Boeing leaders on Wednesday to discuss Starliner, Wilmore said, resuming their role as some of Boeing's most valuable advisers on the craft's development.