Starliner's flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
a year ago
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- Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters during its flight to the International Space Station.
- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore had to manually control the spacecraft but faced difficulties due to thruster failures.
- Mission flight rules required aborting the approach to the space station after multiple thruster failures.
- Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams questioned the safety of returning to Earth under the circumstances.
- Wilmore and Williams participated in a news conference at Johnson Space Center after their return.
- The mission's politically messy end involved false claims by the Trump White House about rescuing the astronauts.
- Astronauts avoided commenting on political matters, maintaining respect for NASA and the White House.