NASA astronaut Sunita Williams underwent a hearing test on Tuesday, the U.S. space agency said in a press release. The test was standard, the agency said, as she remains in space amid uncertainty over the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth.
Williams and his colleague Butch Wilmore took turns for a standard hearing testAstronauts in space undergo regular check-ups to understand the impact of microgravity on the human body and also to monitor their health status.
In early August of this year, Sunita Williams’ cornea, retina and lens were scanned using standard medical imaging hardware.
Previously, NASA reported that Starliner pilot Sunita Williams and Commander Butch Wilmore participated in Vein Scans with the Ultrasound 2 Device.
NASA astronauts took turns taking images of each other’s neck, shoulder and leg veins while doctors on the ground monitored the process in real time.
Astronauts are at risk of hearing or vision loss during their extended stay in space. NASA stated in one of its previous reports that several astronauts who returned to Earth after long stays aboard the space station reported a “subjective change in their vision.”
Meanwhile, the European Space Agency He said the International Space Station can be a noisy place. POT It also explains that exposure to noise during space flights can negatively affect hearing.
The Starliner Saga
Williams and Wilmore had launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5 and have been in space ever since. They made history by becoming the first people to fly aboard the Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission.
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to return in mid-June. However, thruster anomalies, software issues and helium leaks have delayed their return to Earth. The Starliner mission now overlaps with the Expedition 71 mission.
NASA and Boeing said their priority is to bring back the two astronauts on Starliner, but they are considering other options in case Starliner is not fit for the return mission. One of those options is to fly the duo on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in 2025.NASA officials said they are still considering options and studying the root cause of the Starliner problem. They have not yet set a return date.
The Boeing Crew flight test crew, consisting of Sunita Williams and Butch, has been working with the Expedition 71 crew on the International Space Station to conduct a variety of space studies and missions. investigationMeanwhile, NASA and Boeing teams on the ground and in space have been analyzing data from recent ground and spacecraft tests as they evaluate the Starliner spacecraft propulsion system during NASA’s Boeing crewed flight test mission.
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