After 9 Months In Orbit, sunita williams And Butch Wilmore Start Their Return To Earth.
NASA astronauts sunita williams and Butch Wilmore are making ready to go back to Earth after spending almost 9 months aboard the international Space Station (ISS).
Their departure marks the realization of the Crew-Nine project, which has been extended live because of scheduling adjustments.
SpaceX's Dragon Prepares to Go Back
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, successfully undocked from the ISS at 05:05 GMT. This marks a critical step of their adventure lower back to Earth. In the meantime, Team-10, carried by SpaceX's Dragon 10, docked at the ISS on march 16, taking up station operations. This arrival observed a couple of previous tries by way of SpaceX and Boeing that were behind schedule closing yr due to technically demanding situations.
When will sunita williams return?
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to go back on march 18, 2024 (March 19 for indian viewers).
Departure from ISS: 1:05 AM EDT / 10:35 AM IST (March 18)
Predicted Water touchdown (near Florida): 5:57 PM EDT / 3:27 AM IST (March 19, india Time)
NASA officials had planned to begin with a later go-back but decided on an earlier departure, making sure of favorable situations for a safe journey.
Sunita Williams' Time in Space
As part of NASA's team-nine assignment, sunita williams has spent nearly 9 months aboard the ISS. She these days transferred command of the ISS to Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, who will oversee operations for the next six months.
SpaceX's position in the project
SpaceX is liable for correctly returning sunita williams and group-9 individuals to Earth. The Dragon spacecraft will execute a managed descent and splash down in waters close to Florida. With the appearance of Team 10, station sports will hold seamlessly.
Who is returning with Sunita Williams?
In addition to sunita williams and Butch Wilmore, other crew-nine astronauts returning to Earth include:
Nick Hague (NASA astronaut)
Aleksandr Gorbunov (Russian cosmonaut)
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