Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA targets ‘early’ return; prepares for SpaceX Dragon hatch closure today
Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after spending nearly nine months at the International Space Station (ISS). The space agency is now targeting an ‘early’ return for the astronauts.Space X's Dragon 10, carrying, Crew 10, which will replace Sunita Williams, and other Crew 9 astronauts, successfully docked at the International Space on Sunday, March 16.Catch all Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates hereNASA's Mission managers are targeting for an 'early' Crew-9 return.
If conditions remain favourable, the Dragon would leave from the ISS on Tuesday, March 18 ET. Previously, NASA had announced that Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore would depart no earlier than March 19.Space X's Dragon’s undocking from the ISS depends on various factors, including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states and other factors.
These could further impact Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth.Sunita Williams officially handed over ISS command to Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, who will lead operations for the next six months.Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, a part of Crew 9, would also depart the ISS alongside Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA stated.Sunita Williams Return LIVE: The Dragon is expected to undock from ISS at 1:05 am ET, Tuesday, which is 10:30 am IST, same day.Sunita Williams Return LIVE: Space X's Dragon, carrying the Crew 10, docked at the ISS on Sunday, March 16 ET. Here's a glimpseSunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA's Nick Hague, and Roscosmos' Aleksandr Gorbunov would also return with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, said NASA.Sunita Williams Return LIVE: The Crew 10 astronauts will
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