Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were the first crewed flight for the Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) Starliner that took off on June 5. The astronauts remain stuck aboard the International Space Station as Boeing has had setbacks bringing them home.
The astronauts spoke publicly for the first time this week. Here's what they said.
What Happened: Boeing's crewed flight and SpaceX's Starship's fourth flight test were among the highlights for the space sector in the month of June. The sector also saw a potential setback with the astronauts who were originally planned to return to Earth on June 14 still in space nearly one month later.
The astronauts shared their first public comments this week.
"We're absolutely confident," Wilmore said Wednesday, as reported by ABC News.
Wilmore said the two astronauts have tested a "Safe Haven procedure" in case they need to take shelter into the Starliner vessel and undock from the ISS.
Williams added that the astronauts ...