NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Returns to Earth After Record-Breaking 9 Months Mission
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- Mar 16
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Updated: Mar 19
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Astronaut Sunita Williams Returns to Earth After 286 Days in Space
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior officials welcomed their happiness and appreciation for NASA astronaut Sunita Williams's success and safe return.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has successfully landed on Earth following a historic nine-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Together with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, Williams left the ISS at 10:35 AM IST on March 19, 2025, embarking on their 17-hour flight home aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The space mission came to a successful splashdown off the Florida coast at around 3:27 AM IST on the same day, concluding an out-of-the-world space mission.
It was scheduled to be a brief, eight-day mission, Williams' time on the ISS was substantially longer as a result of some technical problems with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which was originally intended to carry them home. These unexpected technical setbacks compelled the astronauts to stay in space for another eight months, making their short assignment an unplanned nine-month trip. In spite of the setback, the astronauts adjusted to their prolonged mission, performing a vast array of scientific experiments and making significant contributions to the development of space research.
After they landed a recovery team met them. Both the astronauts received routine medical checks to assess their current condition after 286 days in space. As they spend a very long time in space, where there is no gravity, astronauts need a thorough medical check-up when they return to Earth because their bodies need time to adjust to gravity again to live here properly.
As part of the recovery process following the mission, Williams will undergo a 45-day rehabilitation phase so that she can acclimate back to Earth life. The recovery process is needed because astronauts experience a range of physical impacts from prolonged exposure to microgravity, including muscle loss, bone deterioration, and other ailments.
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