Sunita Williams is an American astronaut of Indian descent who returned to Earth on March 19, 2025, after spending 286 days in space. The NASA astronaut and her Crew-9 teammates have created history by spending a long time in space. What’s interesting is that originally, they were sent for a 10-day mission. Still, their stay abroad at the International Space Station (ISS) was extended due to unexpected delays with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The moment NASA confirmed that Sunita Williams and her Crew-9 would be making their return to Earth on March 19, the entire world came together and prayed for the astronauts’ safe landing.
Sunita Williams’ return to Earth: From India to the US, everyone bows down to the space queen
The astronauts named NASA’s Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams, and Aleksandr Gorbunov splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico abroad SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule. The duo of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore received the loudest cheers from the media and space personnel present there at that moment. As soon as Sunita Williams marked her return to Earth, several global leaders from across the world started lauding the American astronaut for her incredible determination and the feat that she had achieved.