Earth Missed You': PM Modi Congratulates Sunita Williams as she returns home

After a full 9 months, astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore and Alexander Gorbunov have returned to Earth. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi congratulated the astronauts on their return to Earth. PM Modi posted a photo with Sunita Williams on social media handle X and wrote, Crew-9 welcome, Earth missed you a lot, Earth misses you…

Congratulating the crew on this success, PM Modi said, this mission has been a test of their patience, courage and human spirit. Sunita Williams and Crew 9 astronauts have once again shown us what perseverance really means.

Their unwavering determination will continue to inspire millions of people forever.

PM Modi congratulated

The PM further explained what space travel is. He said, going to space is about pushing the limits of humans, daring to dream and having the courage to turn those dreams into reality. Praising Sunita Williams, PM Modi said, Sunita is a trailblazer and an icon.

PM Modi further said, we are incredibly proud of all those who worked tirelessly to ensure the safe return of these astronauts. They have demonstrated what happens when precision meets passion and technology meets perseverance.

When did they return to Earth

NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov breathed earth's air for the first time in more than 9 months on Wednesday morning after the successful splashdown of SpaceX's Dragon capsule. The astronauts were taken out of the capsule on stretchers.

When the spacecraft entered the Earth's atmosphere, its temperature had risen to more than 1650 degrees Celsius. During this time, communication also went black for a while. It took about 17 hours from the separation of the Dragon capsule to landing in the Florida sea.

Mission was of 8 days

Sunita Williams started her journey to the space station on 5 June 2024 with astronaut Butch Wilmore. This journey was only for 8 days, but due to a technical fault in the Starliner, this mission became 8 to 9 months. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore had to stay on the ISS for 9 months.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days on the International Space Station, where they completed more than 4500 orbits and traveled more than 121 million miles.

This mission was Sunita Williams' third flight into space. With the completion of this mission, Williams has completed 608 days in space, which is the second highest number of days for any American astronaut after Peggy Whitson's 675 days.

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