Sunita Williams comes home after 286 days

20-Mar-2025

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286 days in space, 4577 orbits around the planet and flying over a distance spanning 195.2 million kilometres, Nasa astronaut Sunita William has safely returned home.

The astronaut, who went on an eight-day mission to space with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, was forced the stay in zero gravity for nine months after the Starliner spacecraft she piloted to space developed multiple technical faults.

The astronauts, part of the Crew-9 mission, ended their spaceflight as they splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean having braved the challenging re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere.