Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore (ANI and AP images) Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, marking the end of nine-months extended and unplanned stay in space. Their SpaceX capsule successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, just hours
In one of the most politicised and closely-followed human space missions of late, Williams spent 286 days in space—even as her original mission was intended to last for as less as eight days. The mission’s conundrum raises a key question: why is spaceflight still so difficult for humans? Why did Williams spend so long in
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were “stranded” in space for the past nine months, have finally come back home on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Their extended stay in space became a matter of immense interest across the globe, with many raising concerns about their health. Also Read | Sunita Williams Return LIVE
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to planet Earth on Tuesday after staying in space for about nine months. The SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning (IST), hours after departing the International Space Station. The splashdown took place off the coast of Tallahassee in the
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From left, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams sit inside a SpaceX capsule onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan after landing in the water off the coast of Florida, on March 18, 2025. (Keegan Barber/NASA via AP) | Photo Credit: AP Orbiting in space no more,
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Sunita Williams’ return to earth is seen as a remarkable event after her nine months stay in the ISS. This stay has showed her resilience and adaptability skills which can be credited not only to her astronaut career but also her career as a Naval pilot. Before joining NASA she was in the US Navy.
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stuck in space for nearly nine months, since June 2024, though their mission was planned for an eight-day stay. These nine months have been a huge challenge. The astronauts were stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) because of serious technical failures in their spacecraft. But
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