Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore embarked on an eight-day mission to the International Space Station on June 5 as part of NASA's initiative to test Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were stranded in space for nine months due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was supposed to bring them back to Earth.
Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), are likely to face difficulty walking or may develop ‘baby feet’ upon their return to Earth, as the body needs time to readjust to gravity.
After spending nine months in space, Williams and Wilmore will be under observation for several days at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, United States, according to reports.
Sunita Williams has spent 608 days in space, becoming the second astronaut to spend the longest time in space.
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore enjoyed a variety of food, including breakfast cereal with powdered milk, pizza, shrimp cocktails, roast chicken, and tuna, as reported by the New York Post.
Sunita Williams launched on her first mission on December 9, 2006, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. During this mission, she performed her first spacewalk.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams holds the record for the most time spent spacewalking by a woman, with 62 hours and 6 minutes.