Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after spending nearly nine months at the ISS. The space agency is now targeting an ‘early’ return for the astronauts.
Space X’s Dragon 10, carrying, Crew 10, which will replace Sunita Williams, and other Crew 9 astronauts, successfully docked at the International Space on Sunday, March 16.
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Sunita Williams’ return date
NASA’s Mission managers are targeting for an ‘early’ Crew-9 return. If conditions remain favourable, the Dragon would leave from the ISS on Tuesday, March 18 ET.
Previously, NASA had announced that Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore would depart no earlier than March 19.
The Dragon’s undocking from the ISS depends on various factors, including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states and other factors. These could further impact Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore’s return to Earth.
Sunita Williams officially handed over ISS command to Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, who will lead operations for the next six months.
Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, a part of Crew 9, would also depart the ISS alongside Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA stated.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Space X shares glimpse of Dragon’s docking | Watch video
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Space X’s Dragon, carrying the Crew 10, docked at the ISS on Sunday, March 16 ET. Here’s a glimpse
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Who are the other astronauts returning with Sunita Williams?
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA’s Nick Hague, and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov would also return with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, said NASA.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Who will be in charge of ISS now?
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: The Crew 10 astronauts will now take charge of the ISS. Onishi, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, and Kirill Peskov are a part of Crew 10.
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: When will Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore return?
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are likely to splashdown at 5:57 pm ET Tuesday, which is around 3 am IST Wednesday.
