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Nasa Sunita Williams Return: NASA confirmed that American astronauts Buch Wilmore and Sunita Williams would return to Earth on 19 March. They will return from the SpaceX crew dragon vehicle. NASA I …Read more

The spacecraft of Sunita Williams will land into the sea. (Reuters)

New York: NASA has confirmed that they will return to Earth on Tuesday evening with two American astronauts trapped at the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months. Buch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return from another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonott with a Russian Crew Dragon. This spacecraft reached ISS on Sunday morning. NASA said on Sunday evening that the return of these astronauts on the Florida coast on Tuesday will be 5:57 pm (3:30 am on 19 March at 3:30 pm Indian time). Earlier this return was not going to be before Wednesday.

Wilmore and Williams have been on ISS since June 2024. He went on a manned test flight before the Boeing Starlineer vehicle, but he faced a technical fault, which made him unsuitable for a safe return. NASA said that the time for this return has been decided in such a way that the ISS team gets time to complete their work and at the same time the flexibility should remain in view of the possibility of bad weather at the end of the week.

When will you be able to see live
NASA has said that it will broadcast live from SpaceX Crew-9 to return to Earth from the international space station. The broadcast will start from 10:45 pm on 17 March (according to America time). This time in India will be around 8:30 am on March 18. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roskosmos' astronaut Alexander Gorbunov will also return to the Dragon Capsule. The journey will bring relief for Wilmore and Williams, who went for a few days of travel, but were stuck for nine months.

Had to send goods to space
Buch Wilmore and Sunita Williams lived at the space station, usually more than six months, but the 371 day records of American astronaut Frank Rubio in 2023 and lower than the 437 -day world record at Mir station at Mir station, Russian astronaut, Russian astronaut, Valeri Polakov. This mission attracted a lot of attention due to staying away from family for such a long period. Due to long stay, both these astronauts had to send additional clothes and personal care items, as they did not carry enough goods for such a long journey.