There is a wave of happiness in India on the safe return of Indian -origin astronaut Sunita Williams. People are celebrating this historical moment in their own ways. Meanwhile, industrialist Anand Mahindra also shared his memorable meeting with Sunita Williams and appreciated his courage.
Anand Mahindra remembered special meeting with Sunita Williams
Anand Mahindra posted on social media platform X (first Twitter):
“When Spacex’s rescue mission was launched, I remembered the meeting with Sunita Williams in Washington about two years ago. Today, when he got the news of his successful comeback, he felt a lot of relief. He is an example of courage and patience. Sunita, welcome!”
Mahindra shared 2023 selfie
To make this special occasion memorable, Anand Mahindra shared a selfie of July 2023. In this picture he:
- Mukesh Ambani
- Vrinda Kapoor
- Sunita is seen with Williams.
Now this picture has become even more important due to the historical return of Sunita Williams.
How did Anand Mahindra and Sunita Williams meet?
Indo-US high-tech handshake meeting met
Anand Mahindra said that he was so busy discussing with Mukesh Ambani and Vrinda Kapoor with US Commerce Secretary Jina Rayamondo that there was a delay in leaving for lunch.
- When he missed sitting in a shuttle for the next program, the Indian group was thinking of booking Uber.
- Then he saw Sunita Williams, who came to attend the Indo-US Hi-Tech Handshek meeting.
- This coincidence was so memorable that Mahindra immediately captured the moment on camera.
Sunita Williams’ long and challenging space mission
8 -day mission lasted for 270 days
- The space mission of Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore originally was only 8 days.
- But his mission became longer for 270 days due to technical fault.
- During this time he was caught in zero gravity and NASA engineers worked continuously for his safe return.
Boying Starline Missure, return from Spacex Dragon
- The Boeing Starlineer spacecraft led to technical problems, halting the two astronauts stayed in space for longer.
- Eventually, Sunita Williams and her associates returned to Earth safe from SpaceX Dragon vehicle.
