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We had a very unique perspective of being in the spacecraft - nobody else had that perspective,
I think that is already the plan, because there will be new components added to the spacecraft or replaced on the spacecraft. So we'd really like to test that out, see how that works,
Williams said, when asked if she would like to see Starliner fly an uncrewed mission It's great getting back. I went for a run - although very slow,
Williams said in an interview in Houston on Monday I’ll start and point the finger and I’ll blame me. I could have asked some questions and the answers to those questions could have turned the tide. All the way up and down the chain. We all are responsible. We all own this.”
Speaking on the Starliner's failure, Wilmore said Part of what I need, as a believer in Jesus Christ to continue that focus – a system, day in and day out, because I need that fellowship, even though it's fellowship from afar,
I heard that you were still attending your church services from space. Can you tell me a bit about why that was important for you to do?"
And to tie in and to worship with my church family was vital,
I also [tuned] into Grace Baptist Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. A buddy of mine is an elder there and a pastor there, and I would watch their service as well, every single week,
There were some issues, of course…that prevented us from returning on Starliner, and I’ll start with me,
So, we’re not going to look back and say this happened or that happened and that person’s, or that issue, or that entity’s to blame. We’re going to look forward and say, ‘What are we going to use our lessons learned from this whole process and make sure we are successful in the future,
We all are responsible. We all own this,
There were a couple of things that need to be fixed, like Butch mentioned, and folks are actively working on that,
The plan went way off for what we had planned. But because we’re in human spaceflight, we prepare for any number of contingencies. This is a curvy road. You never know where it’s going to go,
The stuck and marooned narrative … yes, we heard about that,
Wilmore said, before reverting to a carefully worded explanation of how their training and preparations allowed them to pivot seamlessly from the roles of new spacecraft test pilots to routine ISS crew members who splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on 18 March on a routine crew rotation flight You sort of get maybe a little bit tunnel-visioned … you do your job type of thing, right, and so you’re not really aware of what else is going on down there,
Did I think about not being there for my daughter’s high school year? Of course, but (we) compartmentalize. … I can’t let that interfere with what I’m called to do at the moment,
We were always coming back, and I think people need to know that,
I’m not aware of any communications that came directly to the White House, whether directly or indirectly, along the way — and there was a close team,
the former Biden White House source said When we’re up there operating in space, you don’t feel the politics,
But you also have to look at the vehicle readiness,
