The date for the return of Sunita Williams and her partner Buch Wilmore to Earth has been fixed for a long time. The announcement made by NASA stated that the two astronauts would return to Earth by Tuesday evening. Sunita Williams and Buch Willmore, with another NASA astronaut and a Russian astronaut, will return to Earth, riding on the SpaceX crew dragon spacecraft.
Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore will have to deal with the problem of baby feet as soon as they return from space, as soon as they set foot on the earth. However, this is not a disease, but a situation that occurs in every human being.
Space X’s docking is complete, Sunita Williams will return soon.
What is a return time table?
NASA has provided information related to the return of Sunita and Wilmore.
On March 18 at 08.15 am – Hatch closed (vehicle lid will remain closed)
On March 18 at 10.35 am – Undocking (separation of vehicle from ISS)
March 19 at 02.41 am – deorbit burn (vehicle entry into the atmosphere)
March 19 at 03.27 am – Splashdown (Landing of the sea)
March 19 am 05.00 am – Press conference on return to Earth
What changed in the plan already fixed?
June 2024: Sunita Williams and Wilmore moved from Earth on 5 June 2024, their plans for some time only ISS. Was to live However, after some time, engineers revealed helium leakage in Starline and malfunction in propulsion system, which led to the return of the spacecraft.
August 2024: NASA accepted the delay and began to plan alternative return through SpaceX Mission in early 2025.
September 2024: Starlineer will return to Earth without astronauts, causing The docking ports for other spacecraft will be empty. ISS is waiting for a safe return for Sunita Williams and Wilmore. This decision was taken to ensure operational efficiency.
