Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates: New crew to replace Butch Wilmore and others soon, 9-month expedition nears end

[ad_1] Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) after a months-long wait. A replacement crew comprising NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

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NASA’s Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to return as SpaceX launches new crew to space station to replace them

[ad_1] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launches from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday (March 14, 2025) night, paving…

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‘Will miss you’: Sunita Williams gets emotional during goodbye; when is she landing on Earth? NASA shares schedule

[ad_1] Sunita Williams, the NASA astronauts, formally transferred ISS command to the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin ahead of her scheduled plan to board the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to return to Earth, USA Today reported. Roscosmos and National Aeronautics and Space Administration collaborated to make it possible for the two astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry…

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Sunita Williams not the first to get ‘stuck’ in space: The curious cases of past extended missions

[ad_1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are not the only astronauts who are spending a longer-than-scheduled time in space. They have now joined a long list of astronauts who spent more time on the International Space Station (ISS) than initially scheduled. Also Read | Sunita Williams mother responds…

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Sunita Williams stuck in Space till 2025: Check the last thing the ’seasoned’ NASA astronaut told her mother

[ad_1] Astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent to NASA’s International Space Station aboard a Boeing Starliner space capsule in June this year. Repeated helium leaks and other technical issues forced their week-long spaceflight to be extended for months. The Indian-origin astronaut will now return to Earth in 2025 onboard SpaceX’s spacecraft. “Wilmore and…

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Sunita Williams stuck in space: From vapourisation upon re-entry to oxygen shortage – Why return is too risky

[ad_1] Sunita William stuck in space: The return spaceflight of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station is still stuck in a limbo. Sunita Williams‘ return to Earth was originally scheduled in June this year. But repeated glitches in Boeing Starliner spacecraft led to the extension of the space program…

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Sunita Williams ’not stuck’ in space but for how long could she stay at ISS? NASA answers

[ad_1] Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are not “stuck” in space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reiterated in a statement this week. “Butch and Suni are safe aboard the space station working alongside the Expedition 71 crew. They also have been actively involved in Starliner testing and technical meetings. Butch and Suni…

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Is Sunita Williams really ’stuck’ in space or is it a choice? NASA Starliner astronauts could return if…

[ad_1] Are NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore really “stuck” in space or is it their choice to spend more time in weightlessness than scheduled? Here’s a deep dive into two factors that may explain the idea behind Starliner astronauts’ extended stay in space. 1. Starliner could return ‘if absolutely necessary’ First, Steve Stich,…

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