NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore are now finally set to return to Earth after spending nine months on the International Space Station (ISS). Their return mission was made possible with the launch of SpaceX Crew-10, which took off from Kennedy Space Center on Friday night as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The new crew will replace the current astronauts, allowing Williams and Wilmore to return safely.
What will Sunita Williams miss about space?
During a press conference from the space station, Williams was asked what she will miss the most in space. She immediately replied, “Everything.”
“This is my and Butch’s third mission on the ISS. We’ve helped build it, and we’ve seen it change. Being here has given us a unique perspective, not just looking out the window, but also how to solve problems. I don’t want to lose that motivation…”
Sunita Williams also talked about the most difficult part of being stuck in space for months and not having a return date. She said, “For us it has been a rollercoaster, especially for our family and supporters. We are here, we have a mission, we do what we have to do every day. The hardest part has been not knowing when we will be back. That uncertainty has been the hardest part.”
NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched Friday at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for a science mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Anne McLane and Nicole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and cosmonaut Kirill Peskov of Russia’s Roscosmos arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday.
The Boeing Starliner capsule encountered a series of problems, prompting NASA to tell it to return empty, and its test pilots to wait for a ride from SpaceX.
Their ride was scheduled to arrive in late September, with two crew members and two empty seats. However, after further delays, their replacement capsule needed battery repairs, and an old one took its place, pushing their return back by a few weeks to mid-March. source . source economictimes.indiatimes
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