From fireball to splashdown: Sunita Williams’ dramatic return to Earth – The Times of India

Photo/Agencies Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian- American Sunita Williams returned to Earth early on Wednesday, completing a mission that lasted more than nine months. Their return was marked by a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. The astronauts traveled aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere…

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Watch: Sunita Williams smiles and waves after returning to Earth – The Times of India

Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams beamed with joy as she stepped out of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, waving and smiling after spending over nine months in space. Williams, along with fellow Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth after an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS)….

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