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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams enroute to Earth: Here's a look at her tiny Indian village in Gujarat

After spending over nine months at the International Space Station (ISS), Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore are finally going to return to Earth on Tuesday at 05:57 EDT (i.e. Wednesday 03:27 AM IST). Sunita and Butch had gone to ISS for a week-long space expedition in June 2024, which unknowingly stretched to more than nine months after their Boeing…

[youthchronical]

9 months in space, just $1,148 extra? Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams's and Butch Wilmor's pay breakdown - The Times of India

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return home after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — but how much are they making for their extended time in space?Astronaut salary breakdownAccording to per reports, as GS-15 federal employees, Williams and Wilmore earn an annual salary ranging from $125,133 to…

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Sunita Williams: Nine Months Among the Stars

Beyond the Earth, where silence reigns, She soared through voids and vast domains. Sunita Williams, bold and bright, A voyager lost in endless night.

A mission short—so it was planned, Yet fate had drawn a longer strand. Through trials fierce and cosmic strain, She braved the dark, endured the pain.

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Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams returning to Earth on SpaceX ship

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA The two U.S. astronauts who had been at the International Space Station for nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner capsule returned without them are finally heading home. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — as well as fellow…

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फरवरी 2025 में वापस धरती पर आएगी एस्ट्रोनॉट सुनीता विलियम्स, जानें नासा ने वापसी का क्या बताया प्लान

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams: NASA की अंतरिक्ष यात्री सुनीता विलियम और उनके साथी स्पेस में फंस गए हैं। कहा जा रहा है कि जरा भी गलती हुई तो सुनीता विलियम्स के पास मात्र 96 घंटे का ऑक्सीजन बचेगा। इससे उनकी जान जाने का तक का खतरा हो सकता है। NASA से मिल रही खबरों में कहा गया है कि सुनीता विलियम्स और उनके साथी बुच विल्मोर अंतरिक्ष से फरवरी 2025 से पहले नहीं लौट आयेंगे। वो आईएसएस में फंस गए हैं।…

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After spending an unexpected 10 months in space, astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally preparing to return home. The duo originally launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June last year for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission. However, due to technical faults, their return was delayed, leaving them aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for far longer than planned.

Despite the extended stay, Williams is embracing every moment. When asked what she would miss most about space, her answer was simple yet powerful: ‘Everything.’ Reflecting on her third journey to the ISS, she shared, ‘We helped put it together, and we’ve watched it change over the years. Just living here gives us a unique perspective—not just from looking out the window, but on how to solve problems.’

As she prepares to return to Earth, Williams hopes to hold on to the inspiration and perspective gained from her time in space

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Boeing's stranded astronaut fiasco takes sickening twist that could leave NASA duo stuck in space for even longer

A fiery explosion of a Space X rocket this week could spell even more misery for the two NASA astronauts stranded in space.

The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket failed to land successfully after launching satellites into space, bursting into flames before toppling over on its side. 

This is bad news for the two astronauts that Boeing's faulty Starliner left stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for almost three months.

Their only hope is to return to Earth on SpaceX's Dragon capsule, which will take off using the Falcon 9 rocket, and is supposed to get them home by February 2025.

But the latest setback threatens to push that date back even further.

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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore launched toward the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner on June 5.

The scandal-laden Starliner - which was built and developed using over $4 billion of taxpayer money - had been plagued by helium leaks and thruster issues in the weeks leading up to launch, and even on the day of. 

The spacecraft safely delivered Williams and Wilmore to the ISS, but by the time it got there, it had sprung more helium leaks and five of its 28 thrusters had failed.

*** And why can't we pay the Russians to get them out? Oh, that's right, we HATE the Russians.. You know, Trump and all.. So stupid

[beardedmrbean]

When two American astronauts blasted off on a test mission to the International Space Station on 5 June, they were expecting to be back home in a matter of days.

But things didn't quite go to plan.

In fact, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are still there, floating high above the Earth nearly two months later.

The pair - who are stuck indefinitely - now face the sudden prospect of missing the summer entirely and even spending Christmas and New Year in space.

Mr Wilmore, 61, and Ms Williams, 58, flew a Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the station. It was the first flight of its kind with people on board and was a test designed to see how the new spacecraft performs before it is used more regularly.

Problems, however, emerged as it made its approach. These included leaks in its propulsion system and some of its thrusters shutting down.

So while they made it to the space station safely, they will need an alternative mode of transport to get home if the Starliner is not deemed safe to return to Earth.

At a news briefing on Wednesday, Nasa officials said no firm decisions had been made when it comes to next steps.

"Our prime option is to return Butch and Suni on Starliner," Steve Stich, manager of Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, said. "However, we have done the requisite planning to make sure we have other options open.”

One potential option being considered, they said, is to attach the two astronauts to a mission that is scheduled to launch in September, and return them to earth with that mission in February 2025.

That flight to the space station will be made by a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft. The initial plan was for four crew members to be aboard, but two of the seats could be left empty if needed.

That plan would mean the astronauts would spend more than eight months – rather than eight days – aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

If the Crew Dragon is used, the Starliner craft would be returned to Earth without any crew, under computer control.

Nasa officials said it could take a week or more for a final decision to be made.

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Ken Bowersox, Nasa's director of space operations, told reporters the chances of an uncrewed return of the Starliner “have increased a little bit based on where things have gone over the last week or two.”

"That's why we're looking more closely at that option to make sure that we can handle it," he said.

Using a SpaceX craft to return the astronauts would be a blow to Boeing, which has for years tried to compete with the company and its more experienced Crew Dragon.

Earlier this week, Nasa used a SpaceX rocket to deliver more food and supplies to the ISS, including extra clothes for the two astronauts.

Last month, in a short press briefing, the pair said they were "absolutely confident” in the return trip and Starliner was “truly impressive.”

This is the third stint aboard the ISS for Ms Williams, a retired Navy helicopter pilot, while Mr Wilmore is a former fighter jet pilot who has been to space twice before.

“We've been thoroughly busy up here, integrated right into the crew,” Ms Williams told reporters during a recent briefing call.

“It feels like coming back home. It feels good to float around. It feels good to be in space and work up here with the International Space Station team," she said. "So yeah, it’s great to be up here.”

Boeing was hoping that the maiden Starliner mission would pave the way for regular use of its capsule for missions back and forth to the station. The Space X Crew Dragon has been approved for Nasa missions since 2020.

Although the astronauts will spend much more time in space than they initially planned, others have spent much longer periods above the Earth's surface. Russian Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days in space in aboard the Mir space station in the mid-1990s.

Last year, Frank Rubio returned from the ISS after 371 days, the longest time an American has spent in space.

And Russia's Oleg Kononenko, also currently aboard the ISS, is the first person to have spent more than 1,000 days in space during the course of their career.

In their briefings and interviews, the two Americans have been upbeat about their situation. "I’m not complaining that we’re here for a couple extra weeks," Ms Williams said last month.

As things stand, the pair may be there for many more weeks to come.

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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams may have to Return to Earth Without a Spacesuit

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore await a decision from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on the Starliner’s return to Earth. NASA has not yet decided on several issues – the date of the Starliner astronauts’ return from space, whether to fly the Boeing spacecraft back without a crew, or whether to return the two astronauts aboard the Starliner or SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

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Starliner astronauts likely trapped in space until 2025

Two US astronauts who went into space on an eight-day mission in June could be stuck on the International Space Station until next year unless their Boeing Starliner can be repaired so they can return home, NASA said on Thursday.

NASA officials said that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were the first crew to fly on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if the Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth.

The US space agency is discussing with SpaceX possible plans to leave two empty seats on the upcoming Crew Dragon launch, which was postponed for a month on Tuesday as NASA and Boeing decide how to get astronauts home.

The astronauts’ June 5 test flight, originally expected to last about eight days on the station, has been delayed by problems with the Starliner’s propulsion system that have increasingly cast doubt on the spacecraft’s ability to return them safely to Earth as planned.

A Boeing spokesperson said that if NASA decides to change Starliner’s mission, the company will “take the actions necessary to configure Starliner for a crewless return.”

Using a SpaceX craft to return the astronauts Boeing had planned to carry on Starliner would be a major blow to the aerospace giant, which has struggled for years to compete with SpaceX and its more experienced Crew Dragon.

The Starliner capsule has been docked to the ISS for 63 of the maximum 90 days allowed, and it is in the same port that Crew Dragon will have to use to deliver the next crew of astronauts.

SpaceX’s Crew-9 launch was originally scheduled for mid-August. NASA now says the mission will launch after September 24.

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Sunita Williams shares what she will 'miss' most about space ahead of Earth return: "I don't want to lose..." |

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally preparing for their long-awaited return to Earth after spending nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their extended stay was a result of technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which initially transported them to the ISS but had to return without them due to multiple system malfunctions. Now, with the…

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Watch: Capsule carrying stranded astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore departs from ISS - The Times of India

Stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore head home After being stranded for more than nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are finally on their way back to Earth. Their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) came to an end early Tuesday (Eastern Time) when they departed in a SpaceX capsule, along with two other astronauts. The…

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July 1, 2024

Sunita's Lost In Space

(Lakshmi's Astronaut: Dr. Sunil's Doppleganger)

Morning Songs

Sunita's Lost In Space

The First Indian Lady 

Appears

To Get No Grace

Sunita Williams Lost

In Space

No Money To Bring

Her Home

Tech Difficulties

But Didn't President's

Raise

$70Million

And Now Trump

Doubled His Money

$7 Billion Since 

Ivana

Fell Down The Stairs

Suspiciously 

Sunita Williams

Has Bacterias

20 Million Growing

From Humans

Star Dust

Elon Has Plastics

In His Balls

And Dares The Men

To Shout

If They Do NOT

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

She Has Some Fuzzy

Bacterias

Doctors Wouldn't 

Diagnose That Way

Sunita Is Lost In

Space

Is It Lymes

Is It Covid 2

With The AID Variant

Malaria

Where's Her Tonic

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

They Say Her Kidney

Stones

And Bone Decay

From The International

Space Station

Delay

Might Not Serve

Her Physiology

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

Can She Drink A Bit

Of Baking Soda

Make A Paste

Cover Her Body

With Indian

Himalaya Pink Salts

Amla Hair Oil

CBD

Coffee

Diatomaceous Earth

Seasalt

Epsons

Minerals

Can She Clean Her

Skin With

Coconut Oils

Lavender

Rosemary

Teatree

Eat Garlic

It's Your Best Friend

Says Chandi

And Rastafarian

Tantricas

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

Does She Have Her

Aroma Oils

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

They Knew She Shouldn't 

Go In January 

Superbugs

Infecting Astronauts 

Globally

Sunita Williams

Is Lost In Space

Astronauts We're Just

Practicing Medicine

Elon Tried To Return

Our Funds

But Nasa Pulled

A Fast One

Sending Billions

Bribing

Bean Counters

Elon Tried To Give

Britney Back Her

Billions

But Doctors Took Her

Daddy's Leg

With Court's Clever

Bacterias

Got 8 Astronauts 

Lost In Space

Do You Still Want

To Get Married

Shall We Rescue

Them On Our

Honeymoon

To ISS

Do You Still Want

To Get Married

I'll Go To The International 

Space Station

With You

You Still Want To

Get Married

Shall We Tie 

The Knot On ISS

With Virtual

Priests

Shall We Swing By

The Moon

You Still Want To

Get Married

Eloning Rainchecks

It Would Get 

You A Little Closer

To Mars 

And We'd Shake

Bacterias

Before They Do

In

The Human Clause

Peace,

Nitya Nella Davigo Azam Moezzi Huntley Rawal 

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NASA is going to be launching the first crewed mission of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner tonight at 10:30pm EST. Coverage begins at 6:30pm EST.

Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will take Starliner through its paces for a week, including a docking with the International Space Station, before returning to Earth and landing at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.

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Nasa astronauts FINALLY splash down on Earth after nine hellish months stranded in space on International Space Station – The US Sun

STRANDED astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have finally splashed back on Earth – after being stuck in space for a gruelling nine months. The pair returned to their home planet in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft alongside two rescue mission astronauts on Tuesday night when the capsule landed off the Florida coast. 4 Butch Williams and Suni Williams arrived back on Earth 4 The capsule…

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'Stranded' Astronauts Return to Earth After 9 Months on Space Station, Live Stream

After 286 days in space, two American astronauts who’ve been stuck on the International Space Station since last spring are finally on their way back down to Earth … and we’re live-streaming their spacecraft’s arrival. Butch Wilmore and Sunita… from TMZ.com https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/18/stranded-nasa-astronauts-butch-wilmore-suni-williams-return-to-earth/