Sunita Williams will have only 98 hours of oxygen if starliner enters wrong angle

NASA’s Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore have been stranded in space for several days. He went to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Due to a major malfunction in the spacecraft, the Starliner is not being brought back to Earth and Sunita and Butch are left in space. The American space agency NASA has not been able to finally decide how to bring Sunita Williams and Butch to Earth. If he stays there with the current crew of the ISS, he will be able to return to Earth next year in 2025.

Apart from this, if an attempt is made to bring both the astronauts to Earth by Starliner spacecraft, then there could be danger. daily Mail In a conversation with Rudy Ridolfi, former commander of the US Military Space Systems, he talked about three serious situations that could arise while bringing the Starliner back to Earth. Even the slightest disturbance can endanger the lives of astronauts.

It is necessary to return to earth from the right angle

Rudy Ridolfi believes that to return to Earth safely, Starliner will have to enter the Earth’s atmosphere at the right angle. If entry is made at the wrong angle, the spacecraft will collide with the Earth’s atmosphere and remain in space and the astronauts will be left with only 96 hours of oxygen.

Another possibility is that if the spacecraft’s alignment is not correct while coming to Earth, then it will never be able to enter the Earth’s atmosphere and will remain in space forever.

Even if the heat shield fails, death will occur.

If the Starliner entered at an angle, its heat shield could fail due to excessive friction and heat. If this happens, the spacecraft may burn before reaching the earth’s surface.