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Sunita Williams Return Live Updates: The astronaut duo’s eight-day mission to the ISS last June became a months-long ordeal when the Boeing Starliner capsule, due to propulsion issues, was found unfit for their return to Earth.
NASA said that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth on March 18. (Courtesy: X/@Commercial_CreW)
Nasa Astronaut Sunita Williams Return Live Updates: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the Space Station for nine months, have begun their return to Earth on a long-awaited flight home to cap an unusual mission.
After a replacement crew arrived on the space station Saturday night, Wilmore, Williams and two other astronauts are poised to undock from the ISS at 1:05 am ET (0505 GMT) Tuesday to begin a 17-hour trip back to Earth.
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Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: Complete Schedule Of Sunita Williams' Return Is Out
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: NASA will provide live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 return to Earth from the Space Station. The complete schedule is as follows.
8:15 am: Hatch closing coverage begins on NASA 10.15 pm: Undocking coverage begins on NASA 2.15 am: IST Return coverage begins on NASA 2.41 am: IST Deorbit burn 3.27 am: Splashdown
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: What Former Astronaut Ken Bowersox Said On Sunita Williams' Return
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: “Every astronaut that launches into space, we teach them don’t think about when you’re coming home. Think about how well your mission’s going and if you’re lucky, you might get to stay longer,” NASA’s space operations mission chief and former astronaut Ken Bowersox said.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: Astronaut Nick Hague On Time In Space
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: Crew-9 astronaut Nick Hague said, “It’s been a privilege to call the Space Station home, to play my part in its 25-year legacy of doing research for humanity, and to work with colleagues, now friends, from around the globe. My spaceflight career, like most, is full of the unexpected.”
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: What ISRO Chief Said On Sunita Williams' Return
On Sunita Williams’ return, ISRO Chief V Narayanan said, “There are always challenges in such a thing. I am sure she will safely return.” Read here
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: What ISRO Chief Said On Sunita Williams Return
ISRO Chief V Narayanan said that there are always challenges but I am sure she will safely return. She has shown immense resilience and carried out experiments. I am confident she will return safely. We will learn lessons from this during design of Gaganyaan.”
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: Undocking Preparation To Begin Soon
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: For now, Mission Control Houston has signed off for a while. They will be back in an hour for the live coverage of Dragon Freedom’s undocking.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: When Will The Astronauts Return To Earth?
The Dragon spacecraft hatch was closed at 8:15 am IST today (Tuesday). Williams and Wilmore are scheduled to land on Earth at 3:27 am Wednesday. NASA has adjusted the return date to ensure a smooth handover of duties and to account for potential bad weather later in the week.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: Crew 9 Now Aboard Dragon Freedom, All Checks Done
Crew 9 is now aboard the Dragon Freedom. No leaks were found in the suits of the departing crew 9 freedom members.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE Updates: When And Where To Watch Sunita Williams Return Journey?
NASA has started their live broadcast of SpaceX Crew-9’s return to Earth from the Space Station (ISS), starting with the preparation to close the Dragon spacecraft hatch.
