WASHINGTON: Veteran NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams has retired after 27 years of service, marking the end of a distinguished career in human spaceflight. Read More: NASA crew-11 returns safely after rare ISS emergency Williams, a former Navy pilot, joined NASA in 1998 and became known for her extensive missions aboard the International Space Station (ISS). […]
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NASA heroes return: Butch and Suni land safely after nine months in space
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have safely returned to Earth after an extended nine-month mission aboard the ISS. Their SpaceX capsule re-entered the atmosphere, deployed parachutes, and splashed down off Florida’s coast. A pod of dolphins surrounded the capsule as the recovery team helped the astronauts exit, alongside NASA’s Nick Hague and cosmonaut […]
Trump jokes about stranded NASA astronauts ahead of their return
Former President Donald Trump joked about two NASA astronauts stranded at the International Space Station. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to return in June 2024 but remain stuck due to spacecraft delays. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “They’ve been left up there—I hope they like each other, maybe […]