Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams scripts history, pilots NASA's Boeing Starliner to space

Following its docking to the International Space Station on June 6, the hatch of the Boeing Starliner vehicle was opened, allowing NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to enter the complex for their week-long test flight as part of NASA’s Boeing Crewed Flight Test. Following hatch opening, Wilmore and Williams as well as the Expedition 71 crew which includes NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, Tracy Dyson and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Grebenkin, Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub provided welcoming remarks. Starliner will remain at the space station for about one week when it is scheduled to depart for a landing in the southwestern United States.