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TMC seeks Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams

While demanding Bharat Ratna for Williams (59), Nadimul Haque said her success has always been celebrated in India

Sunita Williams returned to Earth on March 18 after more than nine months in space. (PTI photo)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2025 02:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sunita Williams' reunion with her dogs melts hearts, Elon Musk drops emoji

Sunita Williams shared a touching video of her first moments with her pet dogs after more than nine months in space.

Sunita Williams reunited with her pet dogs after returning to Earth.(Screengrab X/@Astro_Suni)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2025 01:53 PM IST

BySakshi Sah

Sunita Williams reveals India visit plan: 'My father's home country'

Sunita Williams plans to visit India to share her space exploration experiences. The NASA astronaut expressed her admiration for India's beauty from space.

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 10:27 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

'India is amazing': Sunita Williams's reply when asked how it looked from space

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lauded India's beauty from space, highlighting Himalayas and vibrant cities during a press conference after her ISS mission.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams during a press conference, at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 2025. (@NASA/YT)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 12:52 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

Sunita Williams discloses what she ate just after returning to Earth

Sunita Williams, the Indian-American NASA astronaut, revealed what she ate just after returning to the Earth following her nine month stay in the ISS.

Sunita Williams revealed what she did as soon as she got back to Earth. Williams said she first hugged her husband Michael J. Williams and even met with her beloved pet dogs.(Nasa Astronauts - X)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 12:59 AM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Sunita Williams on spending 286 days in space: ‘I was a little excited…’

The NASA astronaut said that there was a bigger purpose to the human space flight mission and they had trained for being in space for a longer period

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were stationed on the International Space Station for more than 286 days(AP)

world news

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 04:55 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

NASA astronauts break silence on key questions about extended ISS stay

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore appeared for their first interview after landing to Earth from space.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore opened up about the challenges they faced during their extended ISS mission.(AP)

world news

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 06:06 AM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Sunita Williams' chin ‘deformed’ after nine months in space? Doctors explain

NASA explained astronauts experience loss of bone density due to the absence of a gravitational force.

NASA astronauts Sunita William and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth last week.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2025 07:06 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Trump to cover overtime pay for Sunita Williams, other ISS astronauts? Watch

Donald Trump suggested he might personally cover the $1,430 owed, praising Elon Musk for safely returning NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, March 19, 2025. (NASA)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2025 12:39 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Butch Wilmore's daughter gives update on astronaut's condition: ‘It's rough’

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore's 19-yr-old daughter Daryn has provided an update about his condition following his return to Earth after spending 9 months at ISS

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is helped out of a SpaceX capsule onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan after landing in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (NASA via AP/PTI)(AP)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 08:59 PM IST

ByArya Vaishnavi

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why he didn't have sympathy for Sunita Williams

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson also said that he was never worried about their safety or about them returning home.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams shows her thumb as she safely returned to Earth with her colleagues after an unexpected 286-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), in Florida on March 19.(Nasa Astronauts /X)

world news

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 05:40 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams' return: How much will NASA pay her for 9-month stay in space?

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA astronauts' part of the Crew-9 mission, returned to Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon Freedom on Tuesday

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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 10:46 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams’ space diet: Pizza to chicken; what she ate on ISS for 9 months

Stranded in space for 9 months, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore relied on a unique NASA diet. From pizza to freeze-dried meals, here’s what they ate in orbit.

From cereal to casseroles: Inside the zero-gravity diet of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. (Instagram/@iss)

lifestyle

Published on Mar 20, 2025 01:09 PM IST

ByAkanksha Agnihotri

How are Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore rebuilding their bodies?

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have returned from a 286-day mission in space, facing weeks of physical therapy and adjustment.

After landing in the water, Butch Wilmore, Alexander Gorbunov, Nick Hague and Sunita Williams sat in the SpaceX recovery ship Megan(NASA via AP)

world news

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 11:45 AM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

As Sunita Williams returns, White House blames Biden admin for extended ISS stay

The US White House said Donald Trump looks forward to welcoming Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to the Oval Office once they are medically fit.

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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 06:17 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams homecoming: Know about her inspiring academic journey ‘to space’

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Know about her academic journey.

From Needham High School in Massachusetts to becoming a NASA astronaut, here's how Sunita Williams' academic and professional journey has been, (Photo credits: AFP)

education

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:48 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Sunita Williams’s return sparks celebrations in her native village in Gujarat

Dinesh Rawal, Williams’s cousin, said they could not sleep all night and kept praying for her sister’s safe return until the SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts made a soft splashdown

Sunita Williams has made multiple visits to Jhulasan. (Sourced)

india news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 04:39 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana Assembly expresses happiness at safe return of Sunita Williams, others

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 02:54 PM IST

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Donald Trump explains why he hasn't invited Sunita Williams to White House yet

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on Tuesday, after being stuck for nine months in space

Sunita Williams and Donald Trump(Reuters Photos)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 04:27 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Why was Sunita Williams carried away on a stretcher after landing? Details here

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore return to Earth after 286 days in space, facing health challenges due to microgravity.

Sunita Williams along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after a nine-month long stay at the International Space Station(SpaceX via AP)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 03:21 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

When Mukesh Ambani ran into Sunita Williams while waiting for an Uber

Anand Mahindra celebrated the return of Sunita Williams from space. He shared a throwback pic which also featured Mukesh Ambani.

Anand Mahindra shared a photo from 2023 featuing Sunita Williams and Mukesh Ambani. (X/@anandmahindra)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 04:37 PM IST

ByHT Trending Desk

‘Earth missed you’: PM Modi hails return of Sunita Williams, 3 other astronauts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the determination of Crew-9 astronauts

PM Narendra Modi shared a picture with Sunita Williams.(X)

india news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 11:39 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams' cousin reveals NASA astronaut's India visit plan

Sunita Williams’ cousin Falguni Pandya called the astronaut ‘a role model’, adding that she makes the best out of every situation she finds herself in.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams being helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on board the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 2025.(AFP)

india news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 10:52 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore breathe Earthly air after 286 days: 10 points

Sunita Williams' mission, originally scheduled for just a few days, became a nine-month-long saga that echoed in the political echelons of the United States.

Gurukul School of Art teacher makes painting to welcome Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, in Mumbai on Tuesday.(ANI)

world news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 10:56 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Written by Shivam Pratap Singh

Dolphins surround Dragon capsule as Sunita Williams, Wilmore return | Watch

A video shows a pod of dolphins surrounding the SpaceX Crew Dragon as Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth.

This still image from a NASA+ livestream shows recovery vessels approaching the Dragon capsule with the SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts shortly after splashdown on March 18, 2025, off the coast of Florida. The SpaceX craft is returning stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. They are joined onboard by NASA's Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. (Photo by Handout / NASA+ / AFP)(AFP)

world news

Published on Mar 19, 2025 07:17 AM IST

BySumanti Sen

Celebrations erupt in Gujarat village as their daughter Sunita returns to Earth

The celebrations in Jhulasan village began after the successful splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft, which brought Sunita Williams back to Earth.

Villagers light firecrackers and dance as they celebrate the safe return of American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS), at a temple in her ancestral village Jhulasan in Mehsana district of Gujarat on Wednesday.(ANI)

india news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 05:53 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams' space ordeal ends, lands on Earth after 9 months

After a nine-month mission, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore safely returned to Earth.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were stationed on the International Space Station.(AP)

world news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 05:54 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Who is Butch Wilmore’s wife Deanna? Meet their children and family

Butch Wilmore is married to Deanna Newport from Helenwood, Tennessee. The couple resides in Houston, Texas with their daughters, Daryn and Logan.

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is set to return to Earth on Wednesday.(AP)

world news

Published on Mar 19, 2025 03:22 AM IST

ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Sunita Williams family: All about her parents and husband Michael

Sunita Williams' father, Deepak Pandya, is from Gujarat, and her mother, Ursuline Bonnie Zalokar, is Slovenian-American. She is married to Michael J. Williams.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams will return to Earth on Wednesday.(AP)

world news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 03:03 AM IST

ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Sunita Williams return live streaming: Where to watch SpaceX splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named 'Freedom' will splashdown off the coast of Florida, near Tallahassee, around 3:27 am IST.

Butch Wilmore (L) and Sunita Williams (R) are returning to Earth after being stuck at the space station for more than nine months. (Reuters)

world news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 03:15 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

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While demanding Bharat Ratna for Williams (59), Nadimul Haque said her success has always been celebrated in India

Sunita Williams shared a touching video of her first moments with her pet dogs after more than nine months in space.

Sunita Williams plans to visit India to share her space exploration experiences. The NASA astronaut expressed her admiration for India's beauty from space.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lauded India's beauty from space, highlighting Himalayas and vibrant cities during a press conference after her ISS mission.

Sunita Williams, the Indian-American NASA astronaut, revealed what she ate just after returning to the Earth following her nine month stay in the ISS.

The NASA astronaut said that there was a bigger purpose to the human space flight mission and they had trained for being in space for a longer period

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore appeared for their first interview after landing to Earth from space.

NASA explained astronauts experience loss of bone density due to the absence of a gravitational force.

Donald Trump suggested he might personally cover the $1,430 owed, praising Elon Musk for safely returning NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore's 19-yr-old daughter Daryn has provided an update about his condition following his return to Earth after spending 9 months at ISS

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson also said that he was never worried about their safety or about them returning home.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA astronauts' part of the Crew-9 mission, returned to Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon Freedom on Tuesday

Stranded in space for 9 months, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore relied on a unique NASA diet. From pizza to freeze-dried meals, here’s what they ate in orbit.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have returned from a 286-day mission in space, facing weeks of physical therapy and adjustment.

The US White House said Donald Trump looks forward to welcoming Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to the Oval Office once they are medically fit.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Know about her academic journey.

Dinesh Rawal, Williams’s cousin, said they could not sleep all night and kept praying for her sister’s safe return until the SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts made a soft splashdown

Haryana Assembly expresses happiness at safe return of Sunita Williams, others

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on Tuesday, after being stuck for nine months in space

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore return to Earth after 286 days in space, facing health challenges due to microgravity.

Anand Mahindra celebrated the return of Sunita Williams from space. He shared a throwback pic which also featured Mukesh Ambani.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the determination of Crew-9 astronauts

Sunita Williams’ cousin Falguni Pandya called the astronaut ‘a role model’, adding that she makes the best out of every situation she finds herself in.

Sunita Williams' mission, originally scheduled for just a few days, became a nine-month-long saga that echoed in the political echelons of the United States.

A video shows a pod of dolphins surrounding the SpaceX Crew Dragon as Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth.

The celebrations in Jhulasan village began after the successful splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft, which brought Sunita Williams back to Earth.

After a nine-month mission, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore safely returned to Earth.

Butch Wilmore is married to Deanna Newport from Helenwood, Tennessee. The couple resides in Houston, Texas with their daughters, Daryn and Logan.

Sunita Williams' father, Deepak Pandya, is from Gujarat, and her mother, Ursuline Bonnie Zalokar, is Slovenian-American. She is married to Michael J. Williams.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named 'Freedom' will splashdown off the coast of Florida, near Tallahassee, around 3:27 am IST.

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