Boeing Starliner crew enters space station after docking

[@EmergentStardust]

Her excitement to be returning instantly brought me to tears. What a special place.

[@hellascommentor]

this is what they mostly miss in every space movie!

[@uyu4271]

ecause they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk.

[@JoshJamesification]

@@uyu4271 Plus one of the guys requested fresh underwear cause somebody pooped their pants

[@Thanos-u5f]

How are they flying 😢 looks like they have super powers

[@Thanos-u5f]

​@@uyu4271do what will happen this time Will Starliner be able to bring her back 😢😢😢

[@nachoolo]

0:33 That hug has some real power behind it. You can feel the excitement to return to the ISS and to do so in a new spacecraft. Giving the US (and the West as a whole) more than one option to get into space.

[@Juandinggong]

These two have definitely solidified their name in the history books!

[@Instant_Nerf]

Man that was soo cool the lady just floated above everyone to get a better picture. At 3:26

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

That's Jeanette Epps 😊

[@uyu4271]

ecause they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk.

[@andrewhalo100]

Space hugs look like the best hugs youll ever have

[@Slayclay1]

I want one

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

Suni looks SO excited to be there 🥲

[@uyu4271]

because they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk.

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

@@uyu4271 you don't know why either. It's probably because she was excited to be back up there.

[@eccentricgamer4111]

It's been almost 12 years since she last went to the ISS, she has every right to be excited.

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

@@eccentricgamer4111 I know! Happy for her!

[@paulbradford6475]

The wild hair! I'm so jealous!

[@TonerLow]

Suni really knows how to make an entrance 😂

[@503sld]

@@uyu4271 Go away!

[@niksiever3135]

Suni is such a legend ❤

[@brianv1988]

To go to the space station three times that has to be one of the most amazing jobs ever especially doing it on different Rockets and shuttles and capsules what a life they have lived your dreams can come true if you work hard at it and stick to that dream no matter what gets in your way

[@wickedprotos1937]

Glad they got there safe!

[@mrwolsy3696]

Close call, but no return it's out of gas.

[@rajengovender1122]

Wow. Well done. Congratulations

[@poetgallery]

Oh yes! Thank God!! So happy to see y'all again.. Congratulations 🎊

[@spheresartis1782]

Its crazy to think about that we got humans floating around our Earth

[@davewinch7677]

I met a few people who were in orbit without leaving the ground. :-O

[@Shaolin91z]

It's crazy to think it's our earth. Jesus is Lord

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@Shaolin91z Yep, it's ours. Not yours, maybe

[@nobodyxxxxxxxx]

And not any further. Funny how that is.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@nobodyxxxxxxxx No, twenty-four visited the Moon, three of them twice.

[@BlisterHiker]

Friendship in space *should equal* friendship on Earth. I hope we get there, some day... 🙂

[@eudaenomic]

Look at their smiling face! They made it alive!

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Not easy these days in a Boeing vehicle.

[@uyu4271]

because they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk.

[@yomogami4561]

congratulations to the starliner crew ps loved suni's enthusiasm

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

Her enthusiasm is contagious!😅

[@bodhionultimateride2660]

This is why women shouldn’t be in space

[@calvinhargett4760]

Astronauts, have one of the coolest jobs…..stressful, yes…but cool.

[@zulverditriharimurti2756]

any recent news about this 2 astronauts..? or they still stuck in a space?

[@dodo_nejapny]

until February 2025

[@AlexKoch-t4j]

It's the crazy hair lady! I remember the ISS tour. Glad she's back. I missed her. :)

[@anandualepy]

Sunitha Williams

[@shootback5925]

Suni is sunny

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

You can say that again!

[@uyu4271]

because they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk. Of course they celebrate their nearly death experience. But new challenge : Starliner needs to bring back 2 astronauts back to earth, with not enough fuel and 5 thrusters down and only 2 thrusters are functioning.

[@503sld]

@@uyu4271 You have nothing better to do with your life!

[@natayachantakasamkun1004]

ขอให้เดินทางปลอดภัย😊

[@sakshi1148]

I am so happy they reached successfully!! I was so nervous and scared if boeing could make it 💗 Congratulations Boeing, let's have some faith in you now

[@toemblem]

I can't help but be a big fan of Suni. My daughter is an aspiring pilot so I am working to make her a fan of Suni too. It is not hard when Suni just goes about her day being awesome.

[@BAEYBE]

so i’m confused is this where they’re at like right now? after starlight fail.

[@expo1403]

I wish Suni could have let us know just how happy she was

[@uyu4271]

because they escaped death due to 3 times helium leak and 5 thrusters shut down. Its a miracle that they still alive and didnt become space junk. Of course they celebrate their nearly death experience. But new challenge : Starliner needs to bring back 2 astronauts back to earth, with not enough fuel and 5 thrusters down and only 2 thrusters are functioning.

[@503sld]

@@uyu4271 Man, you are such a bitter person!

[@expo1403]

@@uyu4271 welcome to sarcasm

[@jorgeturbay3395]

Yeahhhhh!! God bless our wonderful astronauts!!

[@drawcoder]

Buch entering like "So where where we..." 🤣🤣

[@AbsoluteNOPE]

Sunita been on the Red-Bull and to the "How to act American" seminars galore!

[@feelin9013]

Warm welcome ❤

[@sisterblissuk9253]

Glad they eventually made it safe 😊

[@Twinkle_Toez]

Come Back Safely, Please. 🙏🏼

[@trainsplanesmore]

Glad that they finally were able to get Boeing's latest debacle/creation off the ground.

[@VishnuVijayan-ci2uk]

When are they coming back

[@trevorvmunoz]

Suni's entrance, can't be topped off better.

[@MatteoPrezioso]

I wonder what flat-earthers feel in moments like this.

[@CuttinChris]

They're looking for wires lol

[@eccentricgamer4111]

They're too busy snorting their copium.

[@alexcassel63]

Probably laugjing their heads off at the hair being waved about to accentiate zero gravity

[@trenfa4371]

her 11 year old video of ISS tour is insane..

[@koushikhazra2002]

Feeling like just landed in heaven ❤😊

[@azizap08]

Sunita is really enjoying that❤

[@jesse85]

I’m hope they all get back home safely

[@Instant_Nerf]

Woohoo !! Go Boeing !!

[@KamalaChameleon]

What a privilege it must be to be in that station. It's a science project that most of the nations in the world can't even begin to afford

[@ProfAkili]

They look very happy to exit the starliner 😂

[@docsalas1203]

What a surreal feeling it must be

[@nullbureau]

Congrats to Boeing and America. Great job

[@emacg6345]

It must hurt to keep smiling all the time. Always smiling they are.

[@Thanos-u5f]

We hope she return safely on Earth 🙏😢

[@mho...]

space space space im in space, sooo much space, space SPAAAAAACE -happy sphere

[@saurabhtiwari9080]

ये फोटोग्राफर की जॉब मिलेगी क्या

[@herbertdearaujo7902]

Deus abençoe vcs todos 👏🙏

[@deweywsu]

Honest question: Does the ISS stink all the time? I mean, when they go #2, is there any air cleaning or does it linger?

[@DavidPhelan-w3w]

They're happy to be alive.

[@j.w.r3730]

One more successful step forward for all humankind,bravo!

[@postahundredcommentsbutonl4408]

全人類？？？？

[@COCOFINANCE]

Love space

[@kamna6344]

I really love sunita Williams. My inspiration ❤

[@CherylNisley]

Po 1:50 rn 1:30 ❤ 1:33 in

[@CherylNisley]

Porn MI

[@CherylNisley]

❤ main 🎉 or 2:15

[@c7042]

The scary part is they have to ride home in the capsule that brung them without a 1000 technicians available for a tuneup.

[@clovis_solid_70nm]

Sunita Williams 🧑‍🚀💙🌟

[@BoFei-s9p]

Excellent pilot

[@CaugustusWhite]

So it was Butch and a passenger ?

[@blakekaveny]

Suni was the pilot. This is her third space flight.

[@CaugustusWhite]

@@blakekaveny I’d heard they were hiring for airline pilots based on DEI rather than qualifications, ability, and merit, but I didn’t know they extended it to the space program. Butch is the bravest man on earth.

[@blakekaveny]

@@CaugustusWhiteThis is Suni third space flight. Also she’s a former helicopter pilot in the navy. At least do a little research before you say something stupid

[@CaugustusWhite]

@@blakekaveny thousands of men with more qualifications and. Ire experience we passed over for DEI. No doubt she’s qualified but people with more merit and more qualifications were bypassed and she was chosen because she is a woman and not because she was the most qualified

[@blakekaveny]

@@CaugustusWhite She has the same amount of experience as butch has. So would you say that theirs people also more experienced then butch

[@BH-BH]

With three ways up and down, everyone is safer!

[@DeanRogerRay]

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[@malcpaul996]

They were lucky to get there!!!

[@SandDuneProperties]

USNA '87!!! Welcome HOME Suni 😊

[@mariacamilabm2870]

Now, thats an entrance🎉

[@jorgeturbay3395]

I love Suni Williams!! She still has that crazy hair!! LOL! Gotta love her!

[@thinkingofvenice]

They’re excited cuz they can finally fix the commode… 😅

[@mrmyth5846]

What happens if a strand of that overly long hair ends up flowing around the station and finds it way onto what would be an airlock seal? I’m not an engineer so I’m wondering if it could cause a failure of sorts if it ends up on a seal/surface of zero tolerance which would prevent a perfect closure. Would the pressures that be have an affect?

[@neofaith]

The vacuum of space is not so volatile that a small tiny breach in the seal would cause a catastrophic decompression. It isn't like the movies where a tiny hole would suck everything out of it. A small hole the size of a dime could be plugged up with a finger and have no ill effects.

[@MGEE8572]

9 people ,it’s bigger than I thought

[@andrewhalo100]

Average crew is 7 But they had 13 at one point because the changeover schedule got messed up a bit, it started to get a little tight at that point from the reports, i think the air system is capable for like, 25 or so(don’t quote me) if they really needed too but at that point they are burning food and water supplies very quickly and somebody needs to get going lol

[@Sepolden]

Amazing feat!!

[@Harve955]

I bet they were glad to get off that thing

[@aldobezerra6759]

A moça levou algum choque quando saiu? 😅😅

[@lartorgames]

Imagine if Boeing Forgot to put the heat shield on starliner?

[@vinkaks5684]

I too would be ecstatic surviving a boeing flight

[@Irespecktyouall]

Like you know what th you are talking about. You are obviously a media tool that cant think for themselves.

[@testrun961]

Here is another sponsored Malcontent. We know you cynical lot are on a futile mission.

[@drdata1967]

God I love Suni Williams

[@loveshack0]

I love her hair

[@chukwubikelinusmbah3770]

Amazing success 😊

[@kenoakes6725]

Suni's back! and with super mega hair!

[@JayBe-gf7yd]

Really for you!

[@BIBIWCICC]

They are so far behind the Russians! Soyuz has been doing this since the seventies!

[@bobmusil1458]

Russia still uses technology that’s 50 or 60 years old. The US has new, modern technology. Russia has neither the time nor the money to improve anything, they are too busy killing their neighbours.

[@ingridhohmann3523]

Congratulation 🎊 suuuuper ,,job,,😊 👏 🎉

[@thomasquinn4036]

After all the delays Boeing still has issues with helium leaks on the capsule for the thrusters, glad they made it safely, hopefully they resolved the parachute issues since they land on the hard ground.

[@zalox12]

What a chaos thumbnail.😂

[@chriszhang1660]

Alternative title: she just survived being a Boeing whistleblower

[@josephfbuck]

So sad it looks so fake

[@MrMa1981]

There's NOTHING that look remotely fake. Nothing.

[@Rajesh_Devadiga_0007]

sunita williams 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@VladOk]

Rogozin is in mourning today. The second trampoline also works.

[@bobmusil1458]

👍😂

[@Realgrande]

This is proof that the weightless environment of space makes your head huge and hair get very long. I am going bald so I want to go to space to fix it.

[@Psk36y]

Luckiest people ❤❤ only few people have reachd ISS ..... I wish it was me 😢😢

[@shaheernalakath]

Sunita Williams 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@mrwolsy3696]

So lucky to make it, but now the capsule is out of gas.

[@maheshwadd4925]

Didn't they offer tea or beverages upon arrival?

[@Maky-vo7qs]

Suni having a great relief after boarding that shitty tin can.

[@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot]

I think they were really happy they survived

[@07Flash11MRC]

? So is everyone who is alive rn or has ever been alive... What's the point of your messege?

[@miguelolvera5993]

@@07Flash11MRCstarliner has three helium leaks and the capsule its self has been plagued with may problems. The whole program has been a shit show.

[@testrun961]

Are you happy you posted it now? Now go and rest, Cynic. Some people these days simply live as sponsored Malcontents.

[@thethirdman225]

@@miguelolvera5993 Not this time. The helium leaks were not mission critical and the valves were shut off anyway. Quite apart from that, the spacecraft was able to manoeuvre and dock successfully. Those of you who were expecting it to explode or endanger the ISS probably don't know that helium is an inert gas... But there's always one glass half-empty guy in these comment sections. Hope you're happy now (if that's actually possible).

[@miguelolvera5993]

@@thethirdman225 I lowkey just wanted to see a rescue dragon 😅

[@MissX905]

I think even if the ride wasn't so fun like the helium issues they'd have to smile and seem overjoyed if they want to stay employed with Boeing and Nasa lol

[@navneetshrivastava6944]

India’s pride

[@bobmusil1458]

She’s American 😂

[@rishis.m.3787]

​@@bobmusil1458she's indian dude , indian born American !

[@bobmusil1458]

@@rishis.m.3787 Born in America, American citizen -> American! Americans have this absurd idea that they are (for example) European if there great-grandparents were European. 🤦‍♂ We Europeans don't think like that. Why? Because we actually are European. 🤣

[@itsfundamentalbaby7584]

Can you imagine how bloody annoying she must be with an entrance like that…?

[@Droppy01]

You'd probably dance like that too if u experienced 0 gravity let em have some fun bro, ive heard that she is deteriorating by the second, she might not even make it back..

[@itsfundamentalbaby7584]

@@Droppy01 well, let’s hope not.

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

The ladies hair is great

[@IndigoStargazer]

Where are the flat earthers ?

[@bobmusil1458]

Under a rock. Like always 😂

[@MrMa1981]

Checking wires and glitches.

[@gomez2724]

They’re excited to have made it since the ship they took up was defective and who knows how long that will take to fix or if they just dump it in space!

[@WJSpies]

A great ride, in spite of it taking better than 2.5 hrs to open the freakin' door hatch! You'd think Boeing could've figured it out by now! Well the upshot here is 1. We have another vehicle platform for NASA missions, to and from the moon, and beyond. And 2. no loose bolts or door plugs blowing out 1/2 way there. Kudos Boeing, kudos NASA, big kudos Star Liner.. much much more success to all. Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead! I'm tickled that "Elmo" Musk has real true and viable competition among the planetary orbs.. as it were. Be a real damn pitty if his SpaceX scam was the only game in town. Screw Elmo Boy...

[@boombasett6038]

Can you take convict trump up there and leave him in space ?!!!

[@yrmthr]

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