Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore, who have been caught in space for the last nine months, will soon return to Earth. NASA made an important announcement, saying that these two astronauts would return to Earth on Tuesday. Sunita Williams and SpaceX Crew with Alexander Gorbunov are scheduled to return to Earth in Spacex Dragon spacecraft with Alexander Gorbunov.
NASA announced the return date
NASA said on Sunday evening that the return time of astronauts will be from the sea near Florida coast at 5:57 pm on Tuesday evening. So, if we look at Indian time, they will return to Earth on March 19 at 3:30 am. It is important to note that Wilmore and Williams will remain on ISS till June 2023. , He flew the first manned test of the Boeing Starlineer spacecraft. But the spacecraft was not usable for safe return due to technical failure.
NASA will broadcast live
NASA said that the return time ISS The crew was scheduled to give time to complete their work, as well as flexibility in adverse weather conditions over the weekends. NASA has said that it will broadcast a live return of SpaceX Crew-9 from the International Space Station to Earth. The broadcast will begin on 17 March at 10:45 pm (US time). This time in India will be around 8.30 am on March 18.
Stay in space for more than 6 months
Buch Wilmore and Sunita Williams stay at the space station longer than a normal six -month stay, but a record of 371 days established in 2023 by American astronaut Frank Rubio and lower than the world record of 437 days established by Russian astronaut Valeri Polycov at Mir station.
Due to staying away from family for such a long time, this mission was given a lot of attention. Due to long stay, both these astronauts had to send additional clothes and personal care items, as they did not have enough goods for such a long journey.
