Elon Musk: Sunita Williams has returned to Earth after spending nine months stranded in space. US President Donald Trump gave the return of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore first priority, the White House announced Tuesday.
After 286 days, American astronaut Sunita Williams, who is of Indian descent, has returned to Earth. At 3:27 a.m., the spaceship carrying Sunita, Barry Wilmore, and two other astronauts touched down on the Florida coast. Musk has received gratitude from Donald Trump for the mission’s success.
US President Donald Trump prioritized the return of NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, the White House said on Tuesday.
Trump had promised to bring back the astronauts
“Promise made, promise kept” was the White House’s statement regarding President Trump’s vow to return the astronauts who had been stranded in space for nine months. The ‘Galap of America’ was safely returned today, thanks to NASA, SpaceX, and Elon Musk!
Elon Musk also thanked Trump for prioritizing this mission and commended the SpaceX and NASA teams on their accomplishments. Congratulations to the SpaceX and NASA team on yet another successful astronaut return, Elon Musk said. We appreciate Donald Trump prioritizing this task!
Return after nine months
Sunita Williams spent nine months and fourteen days on the International Space Station (ISS), to give you an idea. Her journey from the International Space Station back to Earth took seventeen hours. Its temperature had risen to almost 1650 degrees Celsius when the spacecraft hit Earth’s atmosphere. For almost seven minutes, communication with the astronauts was lost during this period.
The crew of the Dragon spacecraft used a parachute to land in the ocean. For almost ten minutes following the capsule’s descent into the ocean, security inspections were conducted. The capsule was then opened. Using a stretcher, Sunita Williams and three other passengers were pulled from inside. She is currently supervised by medical professionals and specialists.
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