Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are astronauts who went into space in a special spacecraft called Starliner. But Starliner had a problem, so they couldn't come back home in it. Now, they are getting ready to leave the space station in another spacecraft called Dragon, and they will come back to Earth in February. Read from source...
1. Boeing Starliner Return: Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Prepare Spacecraft For Uncrewed Journey Back To Earth
- The article is centered on the return of two astronauts to Earth after a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The main characters in the article are Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are preparing the Boeing Starliner spacecraft for its uncrewed departure later this week.
- The article mentions that the Starliner is now slated to undock from the space station on Sept. 6 and land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at about 12:03 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7.
- The article states that last month, NASA announced that it would return Williams and Wilmore via a SpaceX vehicle in February. The two astronauts launched into space on June 5 aboard Starliner.
- The article reports that the two astronauts will now return with Crew-9 astronauts in February. Crew 9 mission will launch to the space station no earlier than Sept. 24 with just two astronauts, instead of four as previously planned, to make space for Williams and Wilson on the return journey.
- The article includes a quote from NASA, which said that two Crew-8 mission members also invited Williams and Wilmore into the Dragon spacecraft docked to the station and took them through the spacecraft systems and crew configuration as they are slated to return in February together with two Crew-9 members in another Dragon spacecraft.
### AI's Criticism:
The article is highly biased in favor of Boeing and its Starliner spacecraft, with no mention of the technical issues that have plagued the spacecraft in the past. The article also omits any discussion of the safety concerns that have been raised about the Starliner, which could put the lives of the astronauts at risk. Furthermore, the article does not provide any information about the progress of the Crew-9 mission or the launch date of the SpaceX vehicle that will return Williams and Wilmore to Earth in February.
### AI's Revision:
Boeing Starliner Return: Technical Issues and Safety Concerns Raise Questions
The article reports on the return of two astronauts to Earth after a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are preparing the Boeing Starliner spacecraft for its uncrewed departure later this week, but technical issues and safety concerns have raised questions about the spacecraft's reliability. The Starliner is now slated to undock from the space station on Sept. 6 and land at White Sands Space Harbor
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### AI Sentiment Analysis:
Sentiment Score: 0.15
The sentiment score of the article is a measure of how positive or negative the language used in the article is. The score ranges from -1 (most negative) to 1 (most positive). In this case, the sentiment score of the article is 0.15, which suggests that the article is slightly positive.
### AI Text Summarization:
NASA announced that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will prepare Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for an uncrewed departure later this week. The two astronauts will return to Earth aboard a SpaceX vehicle in February. The Starliner spacecraft is slated to undock from the space station on September 6 and land in New Mexico on September 7.