Sunita Williams Return / Sunita Williams was smiling while landing, watch the full video of the landing

Sunita Williams Return: Famous Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore successfully returned to Earth after being in space for nine months. On Wednesday morning, SpaceX's Dragon capsule made a safe landing in the sea off Florida. The mission began on June 5, 2024, when they were sent to space for only a week. But due to technical glitches, their stay was extended by nine months.

First greeting after landing

As soon as Sunita Williams and her companions came out of the capsule, they expressed their happiness by smiling, waving their hands and showing thumbs up. They were accompanied by Nick Hague of NASA and Alexander Gorbunov of Roscosmos, who assisted in this difficult mission.

Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, Nick, Suni, Butch, and Aleks! pic.twitter.com/M4RZ6UYsQ2

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 18, 2025

President's order and role of Elon Musk

US President Donald Trump had entrusted the responsibility of this important return mission to Elon Musk, founder of private space company SpaceX. The Dragon capsule successfully landed in the sea, opening all four of its parachutes, ensuring the success of the mission.

Video went viral

NASA released a video of this historic landing, which captured the capsule's deorbit burn, parachute deployment and landing. This journey of Indian-origin Sunita Williams is not only her personal achievement, but also proved to be a milestone in the field of space exploration.

#WATCH | Being stranded at the International Space Station for 9 months, Sunita Williams is back on Earth with a smile

Today, NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 - astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov returned to Earth after the… pic.twitter.com/mdZIQTG4SN

— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2025